Sample Drug and Alcohol Testing Procedures in Compliance with Affirmative Action

Coverage: All employees who meet one of the following criteria will be included in the ABC's drug and alcohol testing program. The categories of employees covered by this program include all employees who at any time: 1. drive motor vehicles designed to carry 16 or more passengers (including the driver); 2. drive trucks weighing more than 26,000 pounds; 3. drive any size vehicle used to transport materials considered to be hazardous under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and required to be placarded under the Hazardous Materials Regulations; or, 4. Employees engaged in safety sensitive work related to the operation of covered motor vehicles. When Testing is Required: Covered individuals are subject to drug and alcohol testing under any of the following circumstances: 1. Pre-Employment Testing: covered individuals will, as a condition of employment, undergo testing for controlled substances prior to beginning covered employment. 2. Post Accident Testing: by accepting employment covered individuals must consent to controlled substance and alcohol testing after an accident as required by law. 3. Reasonable Suspicion Testing: if a covered individual is exhibiting, in the judgment of the supervisor, erratic behavior, behavior which may endanger the safety of himself or others, or if the supervisor smells the odor of alcohol, the covered individual is subject to drug or alcohol testing. 4. Return To Duty Follow-Up Testing: covered employees who are returning to work from treatment of alcohol or substance abuse are subject to testing and certification requirements and may be subjected to unscheduled follow-up testing. 5. Random Testing: all covered individuals are subject to random testing each year.