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<br />~ Employee must be in the supervisor's presence at all times. The supervisor must <br />transport the employee and escort the employee into the testing site and return the <br />employee to their workplace. <br /> <br />~ Employee must be removed from duty pending the results of the drug and alcohol test. <br /> <br />Covered employees displaying the signs and symptoms of drug use or alcohol misuse are <br />required to submit to reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing when directed. <br /> <br />A decision to test for reasonable suspicion shall be based on specific, contemporaneous, <br />articulable observations concerning the appearance, behavior, speech or body odor of the <br />covered employee. Only supervisor(s) or other company official(s) trained in reasonable <br />suspicion testing can make the required observations for DOT reasonable suspicion <br />tests. <br /> <br />Alcohol testing is authorized by this section only if the observations required by this section are <br />made during, just preceding, or just after the period of the workday that the covered employee is <br />required to be in compliance. An employer may direct a covered employee to undergo <br />reasonable suspicion testing for alcohol only while the employee is performing safety-sensitive <br />functions; just before the employee is to perform safety-sensitive functions; or just after the <br />employee has ceased performing such functions. <br /> <br />Time Reauirements <br /> <br />If a reasonable suspicion alcohol test is not administered within two (2) hours following <br />determination of reasonable suspicion, the employer shall prepare and maintain on file a record <br />stating the reason the alcohol test was not promptly administered. If a reasonable suspicion <br />alcohol test is not administered within eight (8) hours following determination of reasonable <br />suspicion, the employer shall cease attempts to administer an alcohol test and shall state in the <br />record the reasons for not completing the test. <br /> <br />An employee displaying the signs and/or symptoms of drug use or alcohol misuse and sent for <br />reasonable suspicion testing must be relieved from duty after taking the reasonable suspicion <br />test. The employee cannot return to safety-sensitive duty until a negative test result is obtained. <br /> <br />Return to Duty Testing <br /> <br />Requires: <br /> <br />~ DOT drug and alcohol test. <br />~ Requires clearance by the Substance Abuse Professional to return to work. <br /> <br />Covered employees that were removed from duty because of a refusal to test or because of a <br />positive drug or alcohol test result must take and pass a return to duty test before returning to <br />work. A return-to-duty test will include testing for both prohibited drugs and alcohol. The <br />employee must have a negative drug test and an alcohol test result of less than 0.02 to return to <br />a safety-sensitive function. <br /> <br />See Prohibited Drug and Alcohol Testing Procedures section for new collection procedures. <br /> <br />SIB_Drug-Free_ Workplace]rogram_-_ W-CDL <br /> <br />Pagdlof41 <br /> <br />12/15/20 I I <br />