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including notifying the employer representative of the employee's whereabouts Failure to do so will be <br />considered a test refusal. Testing is staved while the employee assists in the resolution of the accident <br />or receives medical attention. <br />G-. DOT regulated employees must complete random DOT drug and alcohol tests from a selection <br />pool that includes only DOT regulated employees. Alcohol testing must occur just before, during, or just <br />after the performance of their covered duties. Random selections will be made at a minimum of a <br />quarterly basis by a scientifically valid computer program The random tests will be spread reasonably <br />throughout the year during all hours and days in which safety- sensitive functions are performed All <br />covered employees will have an equal chance of being selected each time selections are made Testing <br />will be unannounced and the employee must proceed immediately after being notified of the testing <br />requirement. <br />I. DOT regulated employees may also be subject to drug and alcohol testing upon reasonable <br />suspicionindieatar-s f <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 hat performance and just after an employee has <br />performed covered duties. <br />-14_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 <br />N , ehesafety- 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 <br />authority. Specimen validity testing is the evaluation of the specimen to determine if it is consistent <br />with normal human urine. The purpose of validity testing is to determine whether certain adulterants of <br />foreign 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 rip or to <br />submission to drug /alcohol tests. <br />15 <br />Attachment number 1 <br />F -5 Page 110 <br />