Reasonable cause testing definition

Reasonable cause testing means drug or alcohol testing that is initiated only after a supervisor, director and either the Director of Human Resources or the President, or in the event both the Director of Human Resources and President are unavailable, a supervisor and two Division Directors have been made aware of information, facts and circumstances that would lead a reasonable person to suspect drug and/or prohibited alcohol use. The decision to test shall be based on a reasonable and articulable belief, formed after observing specific contemporaneous physical, behavioral or performance indicators of probable drug and/or prohibited alcohol use. The supervisors shall document in writing all the findings which form the basis to warrant the testing. Although reasonable cause testing does not require certainty, mere "hunches" are not sufficient to meet this standard.
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Examples of Reasonable cause testing in a sentence

  • Reasonable cause testing is designed to provide management with a tool (in conjunction with supervisor training on the signs and symptoms of drug use) to identify drug affected employees who may pose a danger to themselves and others in their job performance.

  • Reasonable cause testing shall be carried out whenever the line manager has taken steps to validate these concerns through consultation with either a senior manager, HR, HSE representative and, where appropriate, the union.

  • Reasonable cause testing shall be conducted as much as practicable during working hours; however, circumstances may dictate testing conducted during off-duty hours.

  • Reasonable cause testing is testing in the event that specific, articulable and contemporaneous observations of appearance, behavior and actions of an employee clearly indicate the need for drug/alcohol testing.