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49 CFR Part 655 · §655.44 · Part 40

FTA Post-Accident Testing Determination

When a transit accident happens, someone at your agency has minutes — not days — to decide who must be sent for DOT drug and alcohol testing. The FTA rule is unforgiving of guesswork: under §655.44 the operating employee is tested by default, and the only way out is a documented judgment that their performance can be completely discounted as a contributing factor. This self-paced course trains supervisors, DERs, and safety officers to make that call correctly and to leave behind an audit-ready record of why.

What this training covers

  • 12 self-paced sections that walk you from the accident scene to a defensible testing decision
  • The §655.44 logic that trips people up: operating employees are tested by default and only excused when their performance is completely discounted
  • How FTA differs from FMCSA — there is no citation trigger, so "nobody got a ticket" never settles the question
  • The four-part §655.4 definition of an accident, including the rail vs. non-rail disabling-damage rule
  • The 2-hour / 8-hour alcohol and 32-hour drug timing windows and exactly what to document when you miss them
  • How to spot every covered employee whose performance could have contributed — operator, maintenance, and dispatch/control
  • A 25-question final exam graded at 80%, with worked transit scenarios
  • An audit-ready, QR-verifiable certificate of completion you can hand an auditor

What’s on your audit-ready certificate

  • The exact regulatory citation (49 CFR Part 655 · §655.44 · Part 40)
  • Holder’s name and final test score, printed on the certificate
  • A unique ID and QR-coded verification URL — auditors confirm authenticity in seconds at testrightacademy.com/verify
  • Completion date with 12-month validity and a renewal reminder before it expires
Who needs this: Supervisors, Designated Employer Representatives (DERs), and safety officers at FTA-funded transit agencies and their contractors who must decide, after an accident, whether covered employees require DOT post-accident testing.
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