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decision, must also be tested. All surviving employees operating the mass transit vehicle at the time of the accident and all other covered employees whose performance could have contributed to the accident must also be tested after an accident involving a fatality. Alcohol testing must be done as soon as possible following an accident, but not more than eight hours after the accident. Drug testing must be done as soon as possible after the accident, but not more than 32 hours after the accident. If a post - accident alcohol test is not administered within two hours following the accident, the employer shall prepare and maintain on file a record stating the reasons for the delay. All DOT covered employees must remain readily available for testing after an accident including notifying the employer representative of the employee's whereabouts. Failure to do so will be considered a test refusal. Testing is stayed while the employee assists in the resolution of the accident or receives medical attention. L. Specimen validity testing will be conducted on all urine specimens for testing under DOT authority. Specimen validity testing is the evaluation of the specimen to determine if it is consistent with normal human urine. The purpose of validity testing is to determine whether certain adulterants of foreign substances were added to the urine, if the urine was diluted or if the specimen was substituted. N. Refusal to submit to a drug/alcohol test shall be considered a positive test result and a direct act of insubordination and shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. A test refusal includes the following circumstances: 1. aeeident w4hout f4st having submitted to -post aeeident Elnig,/aleohol tests. 2. A covered employee who leaves the scene of an accident without a legitimate explanation prior to submission to drug /alcohol tests. 3. A covered employee who provides an insufficient volume of urine specimen or breath sample without a valid medical explanation. The medical evaluation shall take place within 5 days of the initial test attempt. 4. , 5. A covered employee whose urine sample has been verified by the MRO as substitute or adulterated. 6. A covered employee fails to appear for any test within a reasonable time, as determined by the employer, after being directed to do so by the employer. 7. A covered employee fails to remain at the testing site until the testing process is complete. 8. A covered employee fails to provide a urine specimen for any drug test required by Part 40 or DOT agency regulations. 9. A covered employee fails to permit the observation or monitoring of a specimen collection. 10. A covered employee fails or declines to take a second test the employer or collector has directed you to take. 11. A covered employee fails to undergo a medical examination or evaluation, as directed by the MRO as part of the verification process, or as directed by the employer as part of the "shy bladder" or "shy lung" procedures. 12. A covered employee fails to cooperate with any part of the testing process (e.g., refuse to empty pockets when so directed by the collector; behave in a confrontational way that disrupts the collection process). 13. Failure to sign Step 2 of the Alcohol Testing form. 14. Failure to follow the observer's interactions during an observed collection including interactions to raise your clothing above the waist, lower clothing and underpants, and to turn around to permit the 2 Attachment number 1 F -5 Page 35