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➢ Employee must be in the supervisor's presence at all times. The supervisor must transport the employee and escort the employee into the testing site and return the employee to their workplace. ➢ Employee must be removed from duty pending the results of the drug and alcohol test. Covered employees displaying the signs and symptoms of drug use or alcohol misuse are required to submit to reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing when directed. A decision to test for reasonable suspicion shall be based on specific, contemporaneous, articulable observations concerning the appearance, behavior, speech or body odor of the covered employee. Only supervisor(s) or other company official(s) trained in reasonable suspicion testing can make the required observations for DOT reasonable suspicion tests. Alcohol testing is authorized by this section only if the observations required by this section are made during, just preceding, or just after the period of the workday that the covered employee is required to be in compliance. An employer may direct a covered employee to undergo reasonable suspicion testing for alcohol only while the employee is performing safety-sensitive functions; just before the employee is to perform safety-sensitive functions; or just after the employee has ceased performing such functions. Time Requirements If a reasonable suspicion alcohol test is not administered within two (2) hours following determination of reasonable suspicion, the employer shall prepare and maintain on file a record stating the reason the alcohol test was not promptly administered. If a reasonable suspicion alcohol test is not administered within eight (8) hours following determination of reasonable suspicion, the employer shall cease attempts to administer an alcohol test and shall state in the record the reasons for not completing the test. An employee displaying the signs and/or symptoms of drug use or alcohol misuse and sent for reasonable suspicion testing must be relieved from duty after taking the reasonable suspicion test. The employee cannot return to safety-sensitive duty until a negative test result is obtained. Return to Duty Testing Requires: • DOT drug and alcohol test. ➢ Requires clearance by the Substance Abuse Professional to return to work. Covered employees that were removed from duty because of a refusal to test or because of a positive drug or alcohol test result must take and pass a return to duty test before returning to work. A return-to-duty test will include testing for both prohibited drugs and alcohol. The employee must have a negative drug test and an alcohol test result of less than 0.02 to return to a safety-sensitive function. See Prohibited Drug and Alcohol Testing Procedures section for new collection procedures. (Reso)Sib Drug-Free Workplace Program-Rev 01182018 Page 31 of41 1/18/2018