{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 199.221","title":"Use following an accident.","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"Each operator shall prohibit a covered employee who has actual knowledge of an accident in which his or her performance of covered functions has not been discounted by the operator as a contributing factor to the accident from using alcohol for eight hours following the accident, unless he or she ha","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-199-221.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-199-221.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-199-221","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-199.221","body":"Each operator shall prohibit a covered employee who has actual knowledge of an accident in which his or her performance of covered functions has not been discounted by the operator as a contributing factor to the accident from using alcohol for eight hours following the accident, unless he or she has been given a post-accident test under § 199.225(a), or the operator has determined that the employee's performance could not have contributed to the accident.","truncated":false,"body_characters":460}