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or alcohol misuse and the possible penalties for violation of the City's Drug and Alcohol Policies and Procedures are essential components of our program. The City has established an employee education and training program for all covered employees, including: Education The education components shall include display and distribution to every covered employee of informational material and telephone number(s) for employee assistance, if available. TraininQ Covered employees must receive at least 60 minutes of training on the effects and consequences of prohibited drug use on personal health, safety, and the work environment, and on the signs and symptoms that may indicate prohibited drug use. Supervisors and/or other company officers authorized by the employer to make reasonable suspicion determinations under this policy shall receive at least 60 minutes of training on the physical, behavioral, and performance indicators of probable drug use, and at least 60 minutes of training on the physical, behavioral, speech, and performance indicators of probable alcohol misuse. PROHIBITED DRUG AND ALCOHOL CONDUCT Manufacturing, Trafficking, Possession and Use of Controlled Substances Consistent with existing City policy, the illegal use, sale, attempt to purchase, or possession of narcotics, drugs or controlled substances by City employees on or off duty is cause for administrative action up to and including termination. Employees who are under the influence of alcohol, or who possess or consume alcohol on the job, have the potential for interfering with their own, as well as their co-workers', safe and efficient job performance. Such conditions will be proper cause for administrative action up to and including dismissal. The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 requires that the City notifies all employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, trafficking, sales, dispensing, possession and/or use of a controlled substance is prohibited on City property, while using City equipment or while on City business. The act also requires that the City provide an ongoing drug-free awareness program to inform employees about: the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace. Covered employees Employees performing any of the following functions are considered safety-sensitive and covered by all the provisions of this policy: . Operating a revenue vehicle, in or out of revenue service. . Operating a non-revenue vehicle that requires a possession of a CDL license. . Controlling dispatch or movement of a revenue service vehicle. . Maintenance of a revenue service vehicle or equipment used in revenue service. SIB_Drug-Free_ WorkpIace_Program_-_ W-CDL Page 24 of 41 12/15/2011