DOT Blood Alcohol Tests
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Question: Do DOT blood alcohol tests exist, or is this a misnomer? Another
question: What kind of alcohol tests does the Department of Transportation use?
The Alcohol Testing Protocol of The Department of
Transportation
DOT Alcohol Testing. Actually, the concept of "DOT blood
alcohol tests" is a concept arising from misinformation.
The Department of Transportation's (DOT) procedures established for mandatory alcohol testing
require the employment of a breath alcohol test such as a standardized breathalyzer, not an alcohol blood test, a
blood alcohol test, or a blood test for alcohol.
The categories of
testing that are allowed by the DOT are the following: random, post-accident, and reasonable
suspicion.
Note. If your organization or business has mandatory alcohol testing that is based on DOT procedures, and
if management tells you to get an alcohol test that is outside the parameters of DOT guidelines (such as a blood
alcohol test), contact your local Employees' Assistance Representative or your union representative right away.
In a word, if your organization adheres to DOT alcohol testing policies and procedures, you should not be
required to take any alcohol test that differs from Department of Transportation protocol.
DOT Blood Alcohol Tests: Conclusion
From the
above discussion we can conclude that an alcohol blood test, a blood test for alcohol, or a blood alcohol test
is not part of the DOT alcohol testing protocol of the Department of Transportation.
More precisely, the Department of Transportation's procedures for mandatory alcohol testing require
the use of a standardized breath alcohol test such as a breathalyzer test rather than the employment of alcohol
blood tests or blood alcohol tests.

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