Our local DOT drug and alcohol testing centers are located in Crucible PA and the surrounding areas providing DOT drug testing, DOT alcohol testing and DOT physicals for all DOT modes regulated by Part 40. Same day service is available at our Crucible PA DOT drug testing facilities and most of our DOT drug testing locations are within minutes of your home or office.
What type of DOT Testing is required?
Coastal Drug Testing provides DOT pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion and return to duty testing at our Crucible PA DOT drug testing centers.
If you hold a CDL license, a large, medium or a small trucking company, Coastal Drug Testing has a complete DOT compliance package which includes all the requirements to comply with CFR 49 part 40.
All Coastal Drug Testing DOT drug testing centers utilize SAMHSA Certified laboratories and a licensed Medical Review Officer as required by DOT part 40 regulations.
The U.S Department of Transportation (DOT) requires that all DOT regulated "safety sensitive" employees have a negative DOT pre-employment drug test result on file and be actively enrolled in a DOT approved random drug and alcohol random testing pool (consortium).
In addition, if a DOT regulated company has more than one "safety sensitive" employee, the employer must also have a written DOT drug and alcohol policy along with an on-site supervisor that must have completed a reasonable suspicion supervisor training program.
On the road and need a DOT Drug or Alcohol test? No Worries!
To be compliant with DOT regulations, a company's DOT drug and alcohol testing program must have the following components:
- Employee Drug Testing
- Written Drug and Alcohol Policy
- Supervisor Training
- Substance Abuse Referral
- Employee Education
- Random Selection Program
- Post Accident Testing
- Designated Employer Representative
- Federal Chain of Custody Forms
- Part 40 Regulations on File
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has specific drug and alcohol testing requirements for the all transportation modes all DOT agencies.
Our modes included are:
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
- United States Coast Guard (USCG)
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Are You Enrolled in a DOT Consortium?
Individuals who are employed in a position designated as "safety sensitive" must be actively enrolled in a random drug and alcohol testing program. Oftentimes, covered employees will join a group of other DOT regulated employees in a random testing program and this is referred to as a DOT Consortium. Generally, an employer who has less than fifty employees or single operators will join the consortium which will comply with the random drug and alcohol testing requirements of 49 CFR Part 40. Employers that have over 50 employees who are regulated by Part 40 may elect to be enrolled in a "stand alone" random testing pool.
The DOT consortium is cost effective and complies with all requirements of 49 CFR Part 40 which mandates that all "safety sensitive" employees be enrolled in a random drug and alcohol testing program.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has strict regulations requiring regulated companies and independent operators (CDL License Holders) to be an active member of a DOT drug and alcohol Consortium and failure to comply with these regulations can result in significant fines and other DOT sanctions.
We are fully versed in the DOT procedures for pre-employment drug testing, random drug testing, reasonable suspicion drug testing, post-accident drug testing, return to duty drug testing and follow up drug testing.
DOT regulated companies with multiple safety sensitive employees must also have an employee within the company who is assigned as the "designated employer representative" (DER). This is the person responsible for removing any DOT "safety sensitive" employee who is covered by 49 CFR Part 40 from performing a DOT safety sensitive position when a positive drug or alcohol test result has occurred or an employee has refused to take a required DOT test.
If you have recently become a DOT regulated company, within the next 18 months the Department of Transportation (DOT) will conduct a "new entrant" inspection to ensure that you are in compliance with all DOT regulations including the drug and alcohol testing requirements. If you are currently a DOT regulated company, you are subject to regular inspections to ensure compliance.
Avoid DOT fines, penalties and be complaint with all DOT drug and alcohol testing regulations! Coastal Drug Testing can assist small, medium and large DOT companies in complying with all requirements of 49 CFR Part 40.
DOT Drug Testing Locations in Crucible PA
1895 JEFFERSON RD 3.5 miles
RICES LANDING, PA 15357
125 SIMPSON RD 5.2 miles
BROWNSVILLE, PA 15417
129 SIMPSON RD, STE 105 6.1 miles
BROWNSVILLE, PA 15417
220 GREENE PLZ STE 103 7.6 miles
WAYNESBURG, PA 15370
220 GREENE PLZ 7.6 miles
WAYNESBURG, PA 15370
135 LOVES HILL EXT 8.4 miles
WAYNESBURG, PA 15370
7 GLASSWORKS RD 10.5 miles
GREENSBORO, PA 15338
2629 MOUNT MORRIS RD 11.2 miles
WAYNESBURG, PA 15370
325 MCCLELLANDTOWN RD 11.3 miles
UNIONTOWN, PA 15401
350 BONAR AVE 11.6 miles
WAYNESBURG, PA 15370
659 CHERRY TREE LN 11.6 miles
UNIONTOWN, PA 15401
675A CHERRY TREE LN 11.8 miles
UNIONTOWN, PA 15401
35 N PORTER ST 11.9 miles
WAYNESBURG, PA 15370
211 EASY ST STE 224 12.2 miles
UNIONTOWN, PA 15401
404 West Main Street, 12.4 miles
Uniontown, PA 15401
500 W BERKELEY ST 12.4 miles
UNIONTOWN, PA 15401
100 WOODLAWN AVE STE 300 12.5 miles
UNIONTOWN, PA 15401
501 W HIGH ST 12.7 miles
WAYNESBURG, PA 15370
625 LINCOLN AVE STE 203 13.6 miles
NORTH CHARLEROI, PA 15022
1200 MCKEAN AVE STE 107 14.0 miles
CHARLEROI, PA 15022
760 Tri County Lane, Suite 104, 14.6 miles
Belle Vernon, PA 15012
1144 NATIONAL PIKE, 14.6 miles
HOPWOOD, PA 15445
860 ROSTRAVER RD 14.7 miles
BELLE VERNON, PA 15012
140 N BEESON AVE STE 300A 16.3 miles
UNIONTOWN, PA 15401
1163 COUNTRY CLUB RD 16.5 miles
MONONGAHELA, PA 15063
1829 UNIVERSITY DR 16.8 miles
DUNBAR, PA 15431
1829 UNIVERSITY RD 16.8 miles
DUNBAR, PA 15431
140 CHURCH ST STE 102 16.9 miles
ROGERSVILLE, PA 15359
1000 MCKEAN AVE 17.2 miles
DONORA, PA 15033
447 W Main Street, 17.8 miles
Monongahela, PA 15063
800 PLAZA DR STE 210 18.3 miles
BELLE VERNON, PA 15012
4918 STATE ROUTE 51 S 18.7 miles
BELLE VERNON, PA 15012
1440 Morrell Ave 19.4 miles
Connellsville, PA 15425
1048 MORRELL AVE 19.7 miles
CONNELLSVILLE, PA 15425
1200 J D ANDERSON DR 19.8 miles
MORGANTOWN, WV 26505
146 MOTOR DROME RD 19.8 miles
SMITHTON, PA 15479
99 J D ANDERSON DR STE 2A 19.9 miles
MORGANTOWN, WV 26505
99 J D ANDERSON DR 19.9 miles
MORGANTWON, WV 26505
1197 VAN VOORHIS RD 20.0 miles
MORGANTOWN, WV 26505
956 MAPLE DR 20.1 miles
MORGANTOWN, WV 26505
301 S ARCH ST 20.3 miles
CONNELLSVILLE, PA 15425
1261 Suncrest Towne Centre Dri, Suite 1261 20.4 miles
Morgantown, WV 26505
95 Leonard Ave STE 401, BLDG1 20.8 miles
WASHINGTON, PA 15301
460 WASHINGTON RD STE 7 21.3 miles
WASHINGTON, PA 15301
181 W BEAU ST 21.5 miles
WASHINGTON, PA 15301
90 West Chestnut Street, Millcraft Center 21.5 miles
Washington, PA 15301
900 FAIRMONT RD 22.0 miles
WESTOVER, WV 26501
3860 HEALTH SCIENCES SOUTH 22.0 miles
MORGANTOWN, WV 26506
155 WILSON AVE 22.1 miles
WASHINGTON, PA 15301
460 MYLAN PARK LN 22.1 miles
MORGANTOWN, WV 26501
215 DON KNOTTS BLVD STE 130 22.3 miles
MORGANTOWN, WV 26501
161 WATERDAM RD APT 160 23.3 miles
MCMURRAY, PA 15317
1015 Waterdam Plaza Drive, 23.5 miles
Mc Murray, PA 15317
4000 WASHINGTON RD STE 203 23.8 miles
MCMURRAY, PA 15317
100 MEDICAL BLVD 23.9 miles
CANONSBURG, PA 15317
3840 WASHINGTON RD STE 300 24.1 miles
MCMURRAY, PA 15317
565 COAL VALLEY RD SOUTH HILLS MEDICAL BUILDING SUITE 502 24.2 miles
CLAIRTON, PA 15025
113 CAVASINA DR STE 7 24.4 miles
CANONSBURG, PA 15317
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Local Area Info: Crucible steel
Crucible steel is steel made by melting pig iron (cast iron), iron, and sometimes steel, often along with sand, glass, ashes, and other fluxes, in a crucible. In ancient times steel and iron were impossible to melt using charcoal or coal fires, which could not produce temperatures high enough. However, pig iron, having a higher carbon content thus a lower melting point, could be melted, and by soaking wrought iron or steel in the liquid pig-iron for long periods of time, the carbon content of the pig iron could be reduced as it slowly diffused into the iron. Crucible steel of this type was produced in South and Central Asia during the medieval era. This generally produced a very hard steel, but also a composite steel that was inhomogeneous, consisting of a very high-carbon steel (formerly the pig-iron) and a lower-carbon steel (formerly the wrought iron). This often resulted in an intricate pattern when the steel was forged, filed or polished, with possibly the most well-known examples coming from the wootz steel used in Damascus swords. Due to the use of fluxes the steel was often much higher in quality (lacking impurities) and in carbon content compared to other methods of steel production of the time.
Techniques for production of high quality steel were developed by Benjamin Huntsman in England in the 18th century. Huntsman used coke rather than coal or charcoal, achieving temperatures high enough to melt steel and dissolve iron. Huntsman's process differed from some of the wootz processes in that it took a longer time to melt the steel and to cool it down and allowed more time for the diffusion of carbon. Huntsman's process used iron and steel as raw materials, in the form of blister steel, rather than direct conversion from cast iron as in puddling or the later Bessemer process. The ability to fully melt the steel removed any inhomogeneities in the steel, allowing the carbon to dissolve evenly into the liquid steel and negating the prior need for extensive blacksmithing in an attempt to achieve the same result. Similarly, it allowed steel to simply be poured into molds, or cast, for the first time. The homogeneous crystal structure of this cast steel improved its strength and hardness compared to preceding forms of steel. The use of fluxes allowed nearly complete extraction of impurities from the liquid, which could then simply float to the top for removal. This produced the first steel of modern quality, providing a means of efficiently changing excess wrought iron into useful steel. Huntsman's process greatly increased the European output of quality steel suitable for use in items like knives, tools, and machinery, helping to pave the way for the Industrial revolution.
Iron alloys are most broadly divided by their carbon content: cast iron has 2-4% carbon impurities; wrought iron oxidizes away most of its carbon, to less than 0.1%. The much more valuable steel has a delicately intermediate carbon fraction, and its material properties range according to the carbon percentage: high carbon steel is stronger but more brittle than low carbon steel. Crucible steel sequesters the raw input materials from the heat source, allowing precise control of carburization (raising) or oxidation (lowering carbon content). Fluxes, such as limestone, could be added to the crucible to remove or promote sulfur, silicon, and other impurities, further altering its material qualities.