Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section XIII-6537 - Other Alcohol-Related Conduct [49 CFR 199.237]A. No operator shall permit a covered employee tested under the provisions of §6525, who is found to have an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or greater but less than 0.04, to perform or continue to perform covered functions, until: [ 49 CFR 199.237(a)] 1. the employee's alcohol concentration measures less than 0.02 in accordance with a test administered under §6525. A 5; or [ 49 CFR 199.237(a)(1)]2. the start of the employee's next regularly scheduled duty period, but not less than eight hours following administration of the test. [ 49 CFR 199.237(a)(2)]B. Except as provided in Subsection A of this Section, no operator shall take any action under this Chapter against an employee based solely on test results showing an alcohol concentration less than 0.04. This does not prohibit an operator with authority independent of this Chapter from taking any action otherwise consistent with law. [ 49 CFR 199.237(b)]La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XIII-6537
Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, Pipeline Division, LR 21:834 (August 1995), amended LR 30:1301 (June 2004).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:751-757, redesignated as R.S. 30:701-707 and R.S. 30:501 et seq.