Common use of FOR-CAUSE TESTING PROCEDURE Clause in Contracts

FOR-CAUSE TESTING PROCEDURE. i. Testing shall be conducted as soon as possible (but not more than 8 hours) following: 1. Any behavior observed and documented by two witnesses, whenever possible, indicating possible substance abuse, or; 2. Incidents involving a failure in individual performance resulting in personal injury to anyone, or property damage, or actual or potential substantial degradation of the level of safety of the facility, if there is reasonable suspicion that the worker’s behavior contributed to the event, or 3. Receipt of credible information or an allegation that a Provider’s employee is using illegal drugs, or abusing legal drugs or alcohol. Receipt of such information may trigger observation by the Provider, for the purpose of documenting reasonable suspicion. ii. Render any required medical care that resulted from the incident before proceeding with drug and alcohol testing. iii. Whenever supervisory personnel of the Company or Provider have reasonable suspicion to require a Provider’s employee to submit to a drug and alcohol test under either this Policy or the Provider’s drug and alcohol policy, the following procedures will be followed: 1. The Provider’s employee should be removed from the immediate work environment where supervision shall inquire about the behavior or an allegation. If the individual fails to satisfactorily explain the cause of the behavior or the allegation, the Provider shall advise the individual that there is cause to require the individual to submit to testing under the Provider’s drug and alcohol program or the Company’s Policy. 2. Pending receipt of test results, the individual’s work site access privileges shall be temporarily suspended. The Provider shall notify the appropriate supervisory personnel of the Company to accomplish this. 3. For a resource list of occupational clinics and hospitals that can be used for treatment of occupational injuries and/or drug and alcohol testing, visit xxxxx://xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx/