PROCEDURE PRIOR TO TESTING. (1) Each employee to be tested will be given a copy of this program and an opportunity to re-read it.
(2) They will be required to sign and date an acknowledgement of notice form.
(3) A Union representative and EAP Representative will be notified that this procedure is in process and will be present with the employee on Company premises. If the employee refuses or is unable to sign, the Company representative will so note on the form.
(4) The employee will be required to complete a drug/alcohol screening consent form. On that form, the employee will be required to report any prescription or over-the-counter drug he/she has taken in the previous 21 days or generally accepted period. The employee will also be required to provide the name of the doctor who has prescribed any prescription drug that is reported.
(5) Any refusal to submit to urinalysis or other reliable and generally accepted procedure, to sign, date and complete the drug/alcohol screening consent form, or similar forms, or otherwise comply with the requirements of this Program will constitute an admission by the employee that he/she is currently impaired by the use of alcohol or drugs, and will subject the employee to discipline which may include discharge.
(6) An employee who based on reasonable cause who is believed to be using drugs or under the influence of alcohol, or who has been found with contraband, will be immediately relieved of his/her duties. After completing the drug/alcohol screening consent form or similar form, he/she will be transported to a clinic or a similar designated facility for testing. After the test, the employee will be transported home or back to work. In the case of an employee who has been found with contraband, the contraband will be tested. If the Company sends an employee for a test or relieves an employee of his/her duties because suspected contraband is found, he/she will be placed on an unpaid suspension. If the test is negative or the suspected contraband is found to be a legal substance, the employee will be paid for lost time.
(7) After the employee has provided a urine or breath sample to a clinic or a similar designated facility, the clinic or facility will handle the specimen following established Chain-of-Custody procedures.
(8) The submitted specimen will be screened for the listed drugs and/or drug classes. All drugs reported as present will be confirmed by GC/MS (gas chromatography/mass spectrometry) or other reliable and generally accepted confirm...
