FMCSA DER Training Part 2: Drug and Alcohol Facts

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FMCSA DER Training Part 2: Drug and Alcohol Facts Topics

In FMCSA DER Training Part Two: Drug and Alcohol Facts, learn about the 5-panel drugs: alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, opiates (narcotics), and PCP.

For each drug, we cover:

• Physical and psychological effects
• Short-term and chronic health risks associated with use
• Signs of current use
• And the effect on the workplace for each of the 5-panel drugs

Become a Competent DER Quickly

The DOT outlines all FMCSA drug and alcohol testing program regulation and law in 49 cfr part 382. Unfortunately for you, 49 cfr part 382 is a giant amount of text.

Rather than spending hours sifting through the FMCSA regulations, take our FMCSA DER Training. We created our FMCSA DER Training programs after going through the regulation line-for-line, making sure to include all of the need-to-know elements.

And the structure for our FMCSA DER training programs comes from the laws and regulations. We provide the information in a clear and well-structured system. If you rely on the FMCSA and DOT websites for information, it is all just a jumble of odds and ends information. We provide a comprehensive view.

Learn the DER Responsibilities Effectively

Not only does our FMCSA DER training provide all the essential information, but it also conveys it in an interactive and engaging way. Learn the material, and then put your newly learned knowledge to immediate use in our training programs.

We include tons of interactive tools and elements in our training to make sure that you effectively learn the material.

And you fully absorbing the material means that you become a competent designated employer representative.

And when you know your DER responsibility inside and out, your workplace and community are safer for it.

Everyone in your office probably expects you to be an expert when it comes to DOT drug and alcohol-related questions. So take our training and make sure you can answer the questions when you’re called upon.

Courses Included

Our FMCSA DER Training Part 2 includes several courses. You can see each course included below:

• Alcohol Myths and Facts: We uncover the truth regarding common myths about alcohol. Learn what is real and what is not. Maybe it will change how you act going forward

• Alcohol Facts for Making Decisions: Learn about alcohol: beverage alcohol content and blood alcohol concentration, drinking behaviors, how the body absorbs, digests, and expels alcohol, and more.

• Controlling Risky Substances as the DER: Learn about the three types of psychoactive drugs, how the federal government classifies and schedules various drugs, and why some drugs are illegal while others are not.

• Facts on Marijuana for the DOT DER: Learn about marijuana’s prevalence, potency, the truth regarding myths, physical and psychological effects, signs of current use, and health risks, among other topics.

• Facts on Cocaine for the DOT DER: Learn ample accurate, up-to-date info on cocaine, one of the 5-panel drugs. Learn its physical and psychological effects, signs of current use, health risks, and more.

• Facts on Amphetamines for the DOT DER: Learn about amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS), including ecstasy and methamphetamine. Learn physical and psychological effects, health risks, impact on the workplace, and signs of current use, among other topics.

• Facts on Opiates for the DOT DER: What are the signs of current use of opiates? What are the health risks? How about the physical and psychological effects? We cover these topics and more regarding this 5-panel drug.

• Facts on PCP for the DOT DER:We discuss phencyclidine (PCP) in this course. Learn about the signs of current use, the impact on the workplace, health effects, and physical and psychological effects.

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