Common use of Drug Testing Procedures Clause in Contracts

Drug Testing Procedures. 1. The testing shall be done at a certified laboratory located in California. The collective bargaining parties retain the right to inspect the laboratory to determine conformity with the standards described in this policy. The laboratory will only test for alcohol and the illegal drugs listed in the Definition Section of this Policy and Attachment 1. All testing will be at the Contractor's expense. Testing procedures, including controlled substances to be tested, specimen collection, chain of custody and threshold and confirmation test levels shall comport with the Mandatory Guidelines For Federal Workplace Testing Programs established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as amended and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act regulations, where applicable. Controlled substance tests shall be conducted only by laboratories licensed and approved by SAMHSA which comply with the American Occupational Medical Association (AOMA) ethical standards. Controlled substance tests shall be by urinalysis and shall consist of two procedures, a screen test (EMIT or equivalent) and if that is positive, a confirmation test (GC/MS). Alcohol tests shall be by breathalyzer. Any test revealing a blood/alcohol level equal to or greater than 0.08 or the established California State standard for non-commercial motor vehicle operations, or when operating a moving vehicle or crane any test revealing a blood/alcohol level equal to or greater that 0.04 or the established California State standard for commercial motor vehicle operations, percent shall be positive and will be conducted under procedures consistent with California State law. An employee/applicant presenting himself/herself at a Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator- approved drug collection site must have a minimum of one piece of government-issued photo identification and may not leave the collection site for any reason – unless authorized by the collection agency – until he/she has fully completed all collection procedures. Failure to follow all collection procedures will result in the employee/applicant being classified as “refusing to test” and being prohibited from working on the Project for a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days from the date of the scheduled test. At the time the urine specimens are collected, two (2) separate samples shall be placed in separate sealed containers. One (1) of the samples collected in a separate container shall be kept refrigerated at the site where the sample is given. Upon request, this second sample shall be made available to the employee for testing by a certified laboratory selected by the employee at the employee's expense.