Designated Employer Representative (DER) – 49 CFR Part 40
Take on the DER role with the confidence to run a testing programme that stands up to a Part 40 audit.
Start Course Now →This advanced course prepares you to serve as the Designated Employer Representative for Caribbean Airlines Limited, administering the company's drug and alcohol testing programme under 49 CFR Part 40 and 14 CFR Part 120. It reflects current DOT and FAA regulations and the amendments effective June 2026, and is built for the person accountable for keeping the programme compliant day to day.
Walk out able to actually help.
Run the DOT drug and alcohol testing programme end to end, from random pool management to records and reporting.
Work confidently with collectors, the MRO, SAP, EAP and C/TPA, knowing each party's role and its limits.
Authorise reasonable suspicion testing, handle refusals and act on results in line with Part 40 requirements.
Keep records defensibly and stand ready for FAA inspection through internal audits.
Built around the moment it matters.
Course Introduction
Sets out how the manual is structured and how to work through it.
Resources Library
Gathers the reference material you will return to across the programme.
Glossary of Terms
Defines the key terms used throughout federal testing.
An Introduction to Federal Drug and Alcohol Testing
Frames why federal testing exists and how the rules fit together.
Drug Testing Governance Explained
Explains who governs the programme and where authority sits.
Who Is the DER?
Defines the DER role and the authority that comes with it.
Overview of DER Responsibilities
Maps the full range of duties you carry as DER.
The DER and DOT
Covers Part 40 and the rights of covered employees.
Who and When to Test Under DOT (FAA)
Identifies covered functions and the events that trigger a test.
What to Test For
Sets out the substances tested and their cut-off thresholds.
The DER and Company Policy
Explains policy requirements and the distinctions the DER must maintain.
Employees and the Company Policy
Covers employee training and acknowledgement of the policy.
Administration of the DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Programme
Details managing the random pool and the associated records.
DER Duties and Service Providers — The Collector, BAT/STT, and Laboratory
Explains the roles and requirements of each of these service providers.
The DER and the MRO
Walks through the MRO process and how the DER interacts with it.
DER Duties and Service Providers — The SAP and EAP
Distinguishes the SAP and EAP functions and when each applies.
DER Duties and Service Providers — The C/TPA
Explains the role of the C/TPA and the limits on what it can do.
Reasonable Suspicion / For-Cause Testing
Covers the authorisation and documentation this testing requires.
Signs and Symptoms Highlights
Reviews the indicators and observation guidelines to look for.
Urine Specimen Collection — The Collection Site
Sets out collection site requirements and how integrity is protected.
Urine Specimen Collection — The Custody and Control Form (CCF)
Explains the form's structure and the errors to watch for.
Urine Specimen Collection — Process Overview
Runs through the collection sequence and its integrity checks.
Urine Specimen Collection — Special Circumstances
Handles shy-bladder situations and irregular specimens.
Urine Specimen Collection — Direct Observation Collections
Covers when direct observation applies and how it is conducted.
Urine Specimen Collection — Errors and Refusals
Classifies collection errors and defines refusal conduct.
The DER and Drug Test Results
Explains how results are processed and the actions they require.
Alcohol Testing Process Overview
Covers breath testing procedures and the relevant thresholds.
The DER and Alcohol Testing Problems
Addresses shy-lung, device issues and refusals in alcohol testing.
Alternative Testing Methods
Introduces oral fluid testing and non-regulated testing.
The DER's Role When an Employee Violates the Rules
Covers handling violations and managing follow-up.
The DER and Record Keeping
Explains record retention and the confidentiality it demands.
The DER and Compliance
Prepares you for FAA inspection and internal audits.
Where this learning adds value.
Build practical capability you can apply immediately, and evidence of structured professional development.
Every programme sits on a pathway, so you can progress from foundation into the specialist streams your role or sector demands.
Contractors and suppliers are routinely asked to evidence trained personnel — structured training supports that case where the course is relevant.
Digital credentials can be independently verified online by employers and credential reviewers. Recognition requirements may vary by employer, jurisdiction, profession and certification type.
A certificate that carries weight.
Apexis Certificate of Completion
Issued by Apexis Risk Innovation Group on successful completion of the programme requirements. Where digital verification is enabled, employers can verify the credential record online.
Apexis Risk Innovation Group is an authorised TEEX Cooperative Learning Center. Selected Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) programmes delivered through Apexis are clearly identified by course name and code.
Who you learn it from matters.
Selected TEEX programmes are available through Apexis Risk Innovation Group, an authorised Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) Cooperative Learning Center, and are clearly identified by course name and code.
Programmes are designed by people who have done the job, around real workplace needs rather than textbook abstractions.
Content is contextualised to the operating environments our clients actually work in — energy, industrial, public safety and emergency response.
Every programme identifies who issues the credential, what it represents and how it can be verified.
Ready when you are.
- Self-paced online modules
- 32 guided modules across the DER role
- Resources library and glossary of terms
- Coverage of 49 CFR Part 40 and 14 CFR Part 120
- Updated for June 2026 DOT and FAA amendments
- Certificate of completion