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1 <br />I}F. Together with other accident testing which may be required by the County, DOT -I~•egulated <br />employees •••~"''° •-~••°~ must complete DOT drug and alcohol tests as soon as possible after they are <br />involved in an accident while operating a County owned or leased vehicle, if the accident involves a <br />fatality or if the DOT -~•egulated £employee is cited in an accident which requires a vehicle to be <br />towed or gives rise to a personal injury which requires medical attention. Alcohol testing must be done <br />as soon as possible following an accident, but in~~nnot more than Seight hours after the accident. <br />Drug testing must be done as soon as possible after the accident, but ins-~~tnot more than 32 hours <br />after the accident. <br />G. DOT-regulated employees =••~"''° ° °~ complete random DOT drug and alcohol tests ^ <br />from a selection pool that includes only DOT- ~tegulated 1/•employees. Alcohol testing <br />must occur just before, during, or just after the performance of their covered °^~ *~• ^°~°~*~••° auties. <br />lH. DOT- l~regulated £employees may also be subject to drug and alcohol testing upon reasonable <br />suspicion, based upon observable performance, behavioral, or physical indicators of probable drug or <br />alcohol use. <br />lI. A result of 0 .04% °°••^°^* ~ ^^0'--' or higher on the DOT alcohol test is a positive test result. <br />DOT- Ibegulated £employees with a DOT alcohol test result e~between 0.02% ~°••^°^* ~ n''0~ `and <br />0.039% P ° are prohibited from di:~;~~perforniing their vehicle-related duties for a <br />period of 24 hours. <br />J. DOT- P~regulated £employees who receive a positive DOT drug or alcohol test result will be terminated. <br />K. If a DOT regulated employee is directed to submit to a collection under direct observation in accordance <br />with 49 CFR Part 40.67, the policy administrator or supervisor must explain to the employee the reason <br />for a directly observed collection. If the employee declines to allow a directly observed collection it is <br />considered a refusal to test. <br />L. Cabarrtts County will notify North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles within five business days of the <br />date that a DOT regulated employee tests positive or refuses to participate in a drug or alcohol test <br />required under 49 CFR Part 382 and 655, in accordance with NCGS 20-37.19. <br />M. DOT Regulations do not include the following; however, this policy may apply to employees who <br />operate any of the following vehicles due to the nature of their position. <br />1. Vehicles owned or operated by the Department of Defense, including National Guard, while driven <br />by the active duty military personnel, or members of the National Guard when on active duty, in <br />pursuit of military purposes. <br />2. Any vehicle when used as firefighting or emergency equipment for the purpose of preserving life or <br />property or to execute emergency governmental functions. <br />3. A farm vehicle that meets all the following criteria: <br />a. Is controlled and operated by the farmer or the farmer's employee and used exclusively for farm <br />use; <br />b. Is used to transport agricultural products, farm machinery, or farm supplies, both to and from the <br />farm; <br />c. Is not used in operations of a for-hire motor carrier; and <br />C~ <br />r: <br />i <br />G <br />u <br />~I <br />C~ <br />r <br />i~ <br />0 <br />i <br />I~ <br />i~ <br />i~ <br /> <br />I~ <br />i~ <br />Attachment number 2 <br />F-11 Page 166 of 320 ' <br />