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An employee may not transfer from a non-safety sensitive position to a safety-sensitive position until they take a pre-employment drug and alcohol test with verified negative results. The City is required to obtain a release from all applicants for the purpose of obtaining drug and alcohol test results from their previous employer. Applicants that refuse to sign a City provided release form will not be considered for safety-sensitive hiring. A positive drug or alcohol test result will disqualify an external applicant for employment consideration with the City for a period of one (1) year. Internal applicants will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal. An applicant who has previously failed or refused a required drug or alcohol test must provide proof of having successfully completed a SAP treatment plan, follow-up testing, and has taken and passed a return to duty test. Applicants who fail to provide this information will not be considered for safety-sensitive hiring. Bus operators who have not performed a safety-sensitive function for thirty (30) days or more due to personal illness or injury will be required to complete a safety-sensitive pre-employment physical, before returning to safety-sensitive duties. Additionally, covered employees who have not performed a safety-sensitive function for ninety (90) consecutive calendar days regardless of the reason, will be required to take a pre-employment drug and alcohol test with negative results before performing safety-sensitive duties. No covered employee will be permitted to a resume safety-sensitive function before meeting the prescribed return to duty screenings. External applicants or internal applicants temporarily disqualified for a medical condition will not be hired until the Medical Review Officer has cleared them to perform safety-sensitive functions. Post-Accident Testing Requires: > DOT drug and alcohol tests. > Supervisor must transport and escort the employee into the testing site and return the employee to the workplace. > FTA Post-Accident Report completed by the supervisor at the scene of the accident and a copy sent to Human Resources. Definition of Accident Testing for prohibited drugs and alcohol will be conducted in the case of certain mass transit accidents. An accident by the FTA is an occurrence associated with the operation of a vehicle in which: • An individual dies, or > An individual receives injuries requiring immediate transport to a medical treatment facility, or > With respect to an occurrence in which the mass transit vehicle involved is a bus, electric bus, van or automobile, one or more vehicles (including non-FTA funded vehicles) incurs disabling damage as the result of the occurrence and such vehicle or vehicles are transported away from the scene by a tow truck or other vehicle or are removed from service; or (Reso)Sib Drug-Free Workplace Program-Rev 01182018 Page 28 of 41 1/18/2018