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Incident Intake and Initial Notification

Accident date and time recorded critical (required)

Note (optional)

Location of accident recorded critical (required)

Human Resources or designated compliance contact notified critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Supervisor documented immediate facts and witness statements

Yes No N/A

Accident report or incident number assigned

Vehicle and driver identifiers captured

Include unit number, driver name or employee ID, and any trailer or load identifier as applicable.

DOT Coverage and Accident Criteria

Employee was performing a DOT-covered safety-sensitive function critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Commercial motor vehicle involved critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Accident involved a human fatality critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Driver received citation for moving traffic violation arising from the accident

Yes No N/A

Accident meets DOT injury or tow-away testing criteria critical (required)

Document whether the accident resulted in injury requiring immediate medical treatment away from the scene or disabling damage requiring tow-away, as applicable to the DOT rule in use.

Yes No N/A

Testing Decision and Time Window

Post-accident drug test required critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Post-accident alcohol test required critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Drug test initiated within required DOT time window critical (required)

Document the collection start time and compare it to the applicable DOT deadline.

Yes No N/A

Alcohol test initiated within required DOT time window critical (required)

Document the collection start time and compare it to the applicable DOT deadline.

Yes No N/A

Collection and Chain of Custody

Collection site and collector identified critical (required)

Drug test specimen collected and chain of custody completed critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Alcohol test completed by qualified tester critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Any collection delay or inability to test documented

Yes No N/A

Decision Rationale and Closeout

Testing decision documented with rationale critical (required)

If testing was not required, reason recorded critical (required)

Include the specific criterion that was not met, such as no DOT-covered function, no CMV involvement, or accident did not meet applicable testing thresholds.

Supervisor or compliance reviewer signed off critical (required)

Corrective actions or follow-up assigned

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Run: DOT Post-Accident Drug and Alcohol Testing Checklist

Incident Intake and Initial Notification

DOT Coverage and Accident Criteria

Testing Decision and Time Window

Collection and Chain of Custody

Decision Rationale and Closeout

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