{"id":113652,"date":"2023-04-19T14:33:58","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T19:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/?post_type=faqs&#038;p=113652"},"modified":"2023-05-08T10:01:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T15:01:43","slug":"what-are-the-employee-categories-for-dot-drug-testing","status":"publish","type":"faqs","link":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/faqs\/dot-drug-alcohol-testing-compliance\/what-are-the-employee-categories-for-dot-drug-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the Employee Categories for DOT Drug Testing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Each DOT agency maintains employee categories to designate covered or safety sensitive employees subject to DOT drug and alcohol testing. See the list of covered employee categories below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>FMCSA (one category): Driver<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FAA (nine categories): Flight Crewmember; Flight Attendant; Flight Instructor; Aircraft Dispatcher; Aircraft Maintenance and preventive maintenance; Ground Security Screener; Aviation Screener; Air Traffic Controller; Operations Control Specialist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHMSA (one category): Operation\/Maintenance\/Emergency Response<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FRA (seven categories): Engine Service; Train Service; Dispatcher\/Operation; Signal Service; Other [Includes yardmasters, hostlers (non-engineer craft), bridge tenders; switch tenders, and other miscellaneous employees performing 49 CFR 228.5 (c) defined covered service.]; Roadway Worker\/Maintenance-of-Way [as defined in 49 CFR Part 214.7]; and\/or employees performing Mechanical functions (MECH) duties covered by the definition of \u201cMechanical Employees\u201d in \u00a7219.5.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USCG (one category): Crewmember<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FTA (five categories): Revenue Vehicle Operation; Revenue Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance; Revenue Vehicle Control\/Dispatch; CDL\/Non-Revenue Vehicle; Armed Security Personnel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs\/113652"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faqs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs\/113652\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}