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Railroad Safety: Reporting Time Frames and Results of Post-Accident Drug Tests

RCED-88-120 Published: Apr 08, 1988. Publicly Released: Apr 14, 1988.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) drug and alcohol testing procedures, focusing on: (1) its use of one laboratory to conduct all testing; and (2) the time it required to obtain test results. GAO also obtained information on the results of FRA post-accident drug and alcohol testing in 1987.

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