La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § I-1543

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-1543 - Drug Testing Requirements

A. All holders of Louisiana Explosive Licenses shall meet the drug testing requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) as they apply to pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, and post accident testing.

B. Nothing in this regulation shall limit or prohibit any company from conducting a drug testing program that is more stringent than the DOT requirements.

C. Any company whose licensee employee refuses or fails any drug test shall notify the deputy secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Explosives Control Unit of this fact.

D. All holders of Louisiana Explosives Licenses shall be drug-screened within 120 hours of employment or initial application for, or renewal of, an explosives license. The drug testing required by this Paragraph shall meet the same testing standards as tests required by Subsection A of this Section.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § I-1543

Adopted by the Department of Public Safety, Office of State Police, at the Office of State Police, 1974, promulgated and amended LR 10:803 (October 1984), amended by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of State Police, Transportation and Environmental Safety Section, Explosive Control Unit, LR 22:1230 (December 1996), LR 24:106 (January 1998), amended by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of State Police, LR 34:2677 (December 2008), LR 35:491 (March 2009), LR 36:552 (March 2010), Amended LR 46591 (4/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1472.1 et seq.