49 CFR § 655.32 - On duty use.

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title: "49 CFR § 655.32 - On duty use."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "655.32"
section_name: "On duty use."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "655"
part_name: "PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL MISUSE AND PROHIBITED DRUG USE IN TRANSIT OPERATIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 5331 (as amended); 49 CFR 1.91"
regulatory_source: "66 FR 42002, Aug. 9, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
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# 655.32 On duty use.

Each employer shall prohibit a covered employee from using alcohol while performing safety-sensitive functions. No employer having actual knowledge that a covered employee is using alcohol while performing safety-sensitive functions shall permit the employee to perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions.