# Pipeline Safety Interpretation PI-92-050

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- **citation:** PI-92-050
- **title:** Pipeline Safety Interpretation PI-92-050
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** guidance
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 1992-09-16
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** PI-92-050 concerning 199.3.
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September 16, 1992
This is in response to your letter of August 14, 1992, concerning pre-employment testing of
employees. Your correspondence indicates that the utilities has required employee of both covered and
non-covered positions to be subjected to the same drug testing requirements as applicable to gas
department employees. You asked whether an employee of the utilities would be subject to pre-
employment testing if the employee desires to transfer from an uncovered position to a covered
position?
An employee who performs an operation, maintenance, or emergency-response function must pass a
pre-employment test before performing those covered functions. The drug testing requirements
contained in 49 CFR Part 199.11(a) require that an operator may not use as an employee any person
who has not passed a drug test or refuses to take a drug test required by Part 199. It would appear
from your correspondence that you are using the same testing forms and procedures for both your non-
covered and covered positions. Testing of your non-covered employees must be based on the
authority of the utility, and not this agency because these employees are not subject to the requirements
of Part 199.
Therefore, an employee who is promoted or transferred from a non-covered into a covered position
subject to the requirements of Part 199 must pass RSPA prescribed pre-employment test prior to
performing the covered functions. Previous inclusion in a company authorized drug testing program
will not suffice.
Thank you for your inquiry. testing requirements.
Please let me know if you need any more information about our drug
Sincerely,
Richard L. Rippert
Drug Compliance Coordinator
Office of Pipeline Safety
Enforcement
dal/199.3/No Original
92-09-16.2
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