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SUBCHAPTER II— PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF SAFETY
§ 20165. Limitations on non-Federal alcohol and drug testing

(a) Testing Requirements.—Any non-Federal alcohol and drug testing program of a railroad carrier must provide that all post-employment tests of the specimens of employees who are subject to both the program and chapter 211 of this title be conducted using a scientifically recognized method of testing capable of determining the presence of the specific analyte at a level above the cut-off level established by the carrier.
(b) Redress Process.—Each railroad carrier that has a non-Federal alcohol and drug testing program must provide a redress process to its employees who are subject to both the alcohol and drug testing program and chapter 211 of this title for such an employee to petition for and receive a carrier hearing to review his or her specimen test results that were determined to be in violation of the program. A dispute or grievance raised by a railroad carrier or its employee, except a probationary employee, in connection with the carrier’s alcohol and drug testing program and the application of this section is subject to resolution under section 3 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 153).

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Title 49— TRANSPORTATION

SUBTITLE V— RAIL PROGRAMS

PART A— SAFETY

CHAPTER 201— GENERAL

SUBCHAPTER II— PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF SAFETY

§ 20131. Restricted access to rolling equipment

§ 20132. Visible markers for rear cars

§ 20133. Passenger cars

§ 20134. Grade crossings and railroad rights of way

§ 20135. Licensing or certification of locomotive operators

§ 20136. Automatic train control and related systems

§ 20137. Event recorders

§ 20138. Tampering with safety and operational monitoring devices

§ 20139. Maintenance-of-way operations on railroad bridges

§ 20140. Alcohol and controlled substances testing

§ 20141. Power brake safety

§ 20142. Track safety

§ 20143. Locomotive visibility

§ 20144. Blue signal protection for on-track vehicles

§ 20145. Report on bridge displacement detection systems

§ 20146. Institute for Railroad Safety

§ 20147. Warning of civil liability

§ 20148. Railroad car visibility

§ 20149. Coordination with the Department of Labor

§ 20150. Positive train control system progress report

§ 20151. Railroad trespassing, vandalism, and highway-rail grade crossing warning sign violation prevention strategy

§ 20152. Notification of grade crossing problems

§ 20153. Audible warnings at highway-rail grade crossings

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§ 20155. Tank cars

§ 20156. Railroad safety risk reduction program

§ 20157. Implementation of positive train control systems

§ 20158. Railroad safety technology grants

§ 20159. Roadway user sight distance at highway-rail grade crossings

§ 20160. National crossing inventory

§ 20161. Fostering introduction of new technology to improve safety at highway-rail grade crossings

§ 20162. Minimum training standards and plans

§ 20163. Certification of train conductors

§ 20164. Development and use of rail safety technology

§ 20165. Limitations on non-Federal alcohol and drug testing

§ 20166. Emergency escape breathing apparatus

§ 20167. Reports on highway-rail grade crossing safety

§ 20168. Installation of audio and image recording devices

§ 20169. Speed limit action plans

§ 20170. Pre-revenue service safety validation plan

§ 20171. Requirements for railroad freight cars placed into service in the United States