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notifying the employer representative of the employee's whereabouts. Failure to do so will be <br />considered a test refusal. Testing is stayed while the employee assists in the resolution of the accident <br />or receives medical attention. <br />H. DOT regulated employees must complete random DOT drug and alcohol tests from a selection pool that <br />includes only DOT regulated employees. Alcohol testing must occur just before, during, or just after the <br />performance of their covered duties. Random selections will be made at a minimum of a quarterly basis <br />by a scientifically valid computer program. The random tests will be spread reasonably throughout the <br />year during all hours and days in which safety - sensitive functions are performed. All covered <br />employees will have an equal chance of being selected each time selections are made. Testing will be <br />unannounced and the employee must proceed immediately after being noted of the testing <br />requirement. <br />I. DOT regulated employees may also be subject to drug and alcohol testing upon reasonable suspicion of <br />probable drug or alcohol use. Reasonable suspicion determinations will be made by one or more trained <br />supervisors that can articulate and substantiate physical, behavioral, and performance indicators of <br />probably drug use or alcohol misuse by observing the appearance, behavior, speech and/or body odors <br />of the covered employee. Reasonable suspicion testing can be conducted just before a DOT regulated <br />employee performs safety- sensitive duties, during that performance, and just after an employee has <br />performed covered duties. <br />J. A result of 0.04% or higher on the DOT alcohol test is a positive test result. DOT regulated employees <br />with a DOT alcohol test result between 0.02% and 0.039% are prohibited from performing their safety - <br />sensitive related duties for a period of 24 hours. <br />K. DOT regulated employees who receive a positive DOT drug or alcohol test result will be terminated, <br />informed of educational and rehabilitation programs available, and referred to a Substance Abuse <br />Professional (SAP) for assessment. The DOT regulated employee is responsible for any incurred costs <br />associated with educational and rehabilitation programs or SAP assessments. <br />L. Specimen validity testing will be conducted on all urine specimens for testing under DOT authority. <br />Specimen validity testing is the evaluation of the specimen to determine if it is consistent with normal <br />human urine. The purpose of validity testing is to determine whether certain adulterants of foreign <br />substances were added to the urine, if the urine was diluted or if the specimen was substituted. <br />Employees do not have access to a test of their split specimen following an invalid result. <br />M. If a covered employee provides a negative dilute test result they will be required to undergo a second <br />test. If the second test is negative dilute it will be considered negative and no further testing is required. <br />N. Refusal to submit to a drug/alcohol test shall be considered a positive test result and a direct act of <br />insubordination and shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. A test refusal <br />includes the following circumstances: <br />1. A covered employee who consumes alcohol within eight (8) hours following involvement in an <br />accident without first having submitted to post - accident drug/alcohol tests. <br />2. A covered employee who leaves the scene of an accident without a legitimate explanation prior to <br />submission to drug/alcohol tests. <br />14 <br />Attachment number 2 <br />F -5 Page 135 <br />