DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Sample Clauses

DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing. (a) Employees who are in positions in classifications which require incumbents to hold a current Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) are subject to random drug and alcohol testing as required by law. (b) Any testing done pursuant to this section will conform to the requirements of the DOT and the testing laboratory. (c) Employees who are involved in accidents are subject to drug and alcohol testing if the accident results in a citation or a fatality as provided for by applicable law. (d) An employee will be subject to drug and alcohol testing based on reasonable suspicion as observed by a supervisor or other management representative who has received the required DOT training. (e) If an employee is found to exceed the cutoff level for any controlled substance or alcohol established by the DOT, the employee will be subject to 34.4. (f) If an employee tests for alcohol between .02 and .039, the employee may be subject to discipline pursuant to section 34.4. Disciplinary action by the City, will be based on the individual circumstances of each incident, and may include imposing progressive discipline, referring the employee to EAP pursuant to section 34.3 or removing the employee from safety sensitive functions, and classification or any combination thereof. If an employee is subject to random follow-up testing pursuant to section 34.3, and is selected for random testing under the normal procedure, the employee will be considered to have met the random testing requirements of this procedure. (g) If an employee is picked for random DOT testing, the employee will be eligible to utilize a City vehicle if one is available for such purpose or for mileage reimbursement for travel to and from the testing facility as if he or she were attending a City-sponsored meeting.

DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing. (a) Employees who are in positions in classifications which require incumbents to hold a current Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) are subject to random drug and alcohol testing. (b) The testing will conform to the requirements of the DOT and the testing laboratory. (c) Employees who are involved in accidents are subject to drug and alcohol testing if the accident results in a citation or a fatality. (d) An employee will be subject to drug and alcohol testing based on reasonable suspicion as observed by a supervisor who has received the required DOT training. (e) If an employee is found to exceed the drug or alcohol levels established by the DOT, the employee will be subject to the requirements of contract Article 34, Substance Abuse Policy, specifically sections 34.4 – 34.6 unless otherwise required by the terms of the DOT regulations. (f) If an employee tests for alcohol between .02 and .039, the employee will be removed from safety sensitive functions and will be placed on PTO or compensatory leave, subject to the employee’s leave balance. The employee will be subject to one random drug and alcohol test within the three months following the date of the first test. If the employee tests negative, the employee will be considered as any other employee for random drug and alcohol testing. If the employee tests positive on this second, consecutive test, the employee will be required to be assessed through the employee assistance program. The results of the assessment will be confidential between the employee and the employee assistance program. The time spent going through the assessment and travel to and from the appointment, up to a maximum of two (2) hours, will be paid as administrative leave. The employee will be subject to one random drug and alcohol test during the three months following the second consecutive positive test of .02 to .039. If the employee again tests between .02 and .039 at the next random test, the employee will be