Vertical Alliance Group Adds 10 New Training Videos for Schools

Vertical Alliance Group is committed to ensuring you have access to the best training videos in the student transportation industry. This month we have released 10 new videos for you to use. View our exclusive content library.

What’s New This Month? This month we released nine new safety training videos for you to utilize for training on reasonable suspicion drug testing. All of these videos are located in the Reasonable Suspicion Testing Section.

Reasonable Suspicion Introduction
Module: Reasonable Suspicion
This video is the introduction to a series of videos designed to help increase your awareness of drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace. This video details many statistics about drug and alcohol abuse.
Length: 10:23

Reasonable Suspicion Basics
Module: Reasonable Suspicion
This video defines reasonable suspicion, describes the standards for making a determination, and provides guidance regarding employee interviews.
Length: 05:50

Alcohol is a Drug Too
Module: Reasonable Suspicion
The purpose of this presentation is to understand the impact that alcohol can have on your brain and the damage it can do.
Length: 06:47

How Do I Tell Them?
Module: Reasonable Suspicion
This video discusses how to approach and handle a situation in which you must refer an employee for a reasonable suspicion test. It discusses helpful tips to keep the situation calm and firmly in your control.
Length: 04:59

What Decision Would You Make – Part 1
Module: Reasonable Suspicion
This video discusses a mock scenario in which a supervisor has the opportunity to refer an employee for a reasonable suspicion test. It describes the scenario and then discusses why you should or shouldn’t refer an employee for a test.
Length: 06:35

What Decision Would You Make – Part 2
Module: Reasonable Suspicion
This video discusses a mock scenario in which a supervisor has the opportunity to refer an employee for a reasonable suspicion test. It describes the scenario and then discusses why you should or shouldn’t refer an employee for a test.
Length: 07:42

What Decision Would You Make – Part 4
Module: Reasonable Suspicion
This video discusses a mock scenario in which a supervisor has the opportunity to refer an employee for a reasonable suspicion test. It describes the scenario and then discusses why you should or shouldn’t refer an employee for a test.
Length: 03:26

What Decision Would You Make – Part 3
Module: Reasonable Suspicion
This video discusses a mock scenario in which a supervisor has the opportunity to refer an employee for a reasonable suspicion test. It describes the scenario and then discusses why you should or shouldn’t refer an employee for a test.
Length: 03:58

Minimum Annual Testing Rate
Module: Reasonable Suspicion
The FMCSA has reduced the minimum annual random controlled substances testing rate for CDL drivers from the current rate of 50 percent to 25 percent. This video details the change.
Length: 01:47

Additionally, we released 1 new videos in the From the Bus Driver’s Seat series for you to assign to your drivers. From the Bus Driver’s Seat is a weekly series aimed at giving your drivers weekly reminders of best practices when driving a bus.

Student and the Bus Danger Zone – Part 2
Module: Student and the Bus Danger Zone – Part 2
This video discusses additional dangers and difficulties encountered when watching for students in your danger zones.
Length: 09:23

Please contact your client services representative at 877-792-3866, ext. 300, if you have any questions.