Equip them with phones that can be used without touching. Recommend that they record incoming calls on voice mail, and stop the car before playing the messages. Waiting till then to drink the water is a good idea, too. About 7.5 million employees nationwide are affected, primarily those holding Commercial Driver's Licenses. Companies that employ people in safety-sensitive positions jobs that by nature could affect the safety of the public are subject to these regulations.
Covered employees are subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident testing.
An employee registering 0.04 or higher on a breath-alcohol tester must be removed from the job. He or she cannot return until after a substance abuse evaluation and rehabilitation, if prescribed, followed by six random tests during the following year. Even if a business is not regulated by the DOT, some states require Workers Comp discounts for businesses with an alcohol-control program in place. The National Institute on Drug Abuse has declared that one in 10 U.S. employees abuses alcohol. The BAP may be limited to owned autos only, for instance, or it can be written to include hired and non-owned autos.