This online training is designed to teach supervisors of drivers holding a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) how to identify circumstances that indicate there is reasonable suspicion that a driver may be using alcohol or drugs, and how to handle the situation properly.
Our 120-minute online course provides supervisors with training to meet the Reasonable Suspicion DOT Supervisor Training requirements of 49 CFR 382.603.
One of the more difficult aspects of supervision lies in the hiring, discipline, advancement and termination of other employees under your care. In the case of those who supervise drivers and others in safety-sensitive jobs, acting or failing to act when it comes to potential alcohol/drug use will likely also influence the lives of everyone else in society, who must share the road with drivers whose abilities might be impaired by substance abuse. It is critical that supervisors act to lessen or remove the danger to others, no matter how unpleasant the assigned responsibility. This course will explore how to carry out that duty professionally when abuse is encountered, as well as how to identify behaviors and symptoms that form the basis for reasonable suspicion.
Course Details & Benefits:
Access your online Reasonable Suspicion Training course anywhere, anytime, from any internet-enabled device.
Chip away at your course whenever you have time. With our auto-save progress feature, you never have to worry about wasting any time or losing your place.
Paul F. Spite currently resides with his wife in Chesterton, IN. He holds dual degrees in both Architecture and Environmental Design from Ball State University, and has over forty years of experience in the architectural field. Paul’s interest in teaching has spanned a lifetime. Bitten by the bug while substituting for an ill math teacher in high school, he taught for several years at colleges in Fort Wayne, IN following licensure. Decades have passed, teaching classes in churches, jails, and community drug rehabilitation programs. With all these classes, he enjoys acquiring knowledge to pass onto students. That love of learning compliments his love of writing.
Immediately upon course completion, access is granted to a downloadable/printable certificate of completion.
Resources:
Each employer shall ensure that all persons designated to supervise drivers receive at least 60 minutes of training on alcohol misuse and receive at least an additional 60 minutes of training on controlled substances use. The training will be used by the supervisors to determine whether reasonable suspicion exists to require a driver to undergo testing under § 382.307. The training shall include the physical, behavioral, speech, and performance indicators of probable alcohol misuse and use of controlled substances. Recurrent training for supervisory personnel is not required.
Please visit the DOT "Am I Covered?" Decision Tree here.
FAQs:
49 CFR 382.603 requires supervisors of commercial motor vehicle drivers who operate vehicles that require a commercial driver license to take 60 minutes of training on the symptoms of alcohol abuse and another 60 minutes of training on the symptoms of controlled substances use (120 minutes in total). If you operate vehicles that require a CDL on the public roads and you have more than one employee in the company, you are required to get DOT Supervisor Training. For further information, see the DOT "Am I Covered?" Decision Tree in "Resources" above.