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1 1 1 i 1 B. Employees who drive or mechanically maintain a commercial motor vehicle (CMV). The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has interpreted driving a CMV on a road, street or way which is open to public travel, even though privately-owned or subject to military control, as prima facie evidence of operation in commerce. FMCSA safety-sensitive function(s) are defined as and include all time from the time an employee begins to work, or is required to be in readiness to work, until the time the employee is relieved from work and all responsibility performing work. Safety-sensitive functions shall include: 1. All time at a carrier or shipper plant, terminal, facility, or other property, or on any public property, waiting to be dispatched, unless the driver has been relieved from duty by the employer. This includes employees who are "eligible" at work to drive a CMV at anytime, e.g., salespersons, clerks, secretaries, supervisors; 2. All time inspecting equipment as required by 49 C.F.R 392.7, "Equipment, Inspection, and Use," and 49 C.F.R 392.8, "Emergency Equipment and Use," or otherwise inspecting, servicing, or conditioning any CMV at any time; 3. All driving time, which is any time spent at the driving controls of a CMV in operation; 4. All time, other than driving time, in or upon any CMV except time spent resting in a sleeper berth; 5. All time loading or unloading a vehicle, supervising or assisting in loading or unloading, attending a vehicle being loaded or unloaded, remaining ready to operate the vehicle, or giving or receiving receipts for shipments loaded or unloaded; 6. All time repairing, obtaining assistance for, or remaining with a disabled vehicle. C. Applicants and all current employees who apply for assignment, transfer, or promotion to a DOT regulated position must sign an Authorization for Release of Personal Information Form for the release of alcohol and drug testing data compiled by previous employers covered by 49 CFR Part 40 and provide the County information about drug and alcohol violations. Departments that have DOT regulated positions will contact Human Resources for guidance in obtaining this information. D. DOT regulated employees are prohibited from the use or possession of alcohol while on duty, the use of alcohol four hours prior to duty, and the use of prescription medications while at work or expected to be at work, unless the prescription medications are prescribed by a physician who considered the safety- sensitive nature of the employee's job when prescribing the medication. E. DOT regulated employees must complete a DOT pre-employment drug test when hired for, or transferred to, a DOT covered position. F. Together with other accident testing which may be required by the County, DOT regulated employees must complete DOT drug and alcohol tests as soon as possible after they are involved in an accident while operating a County owned or leased vehicle, if the accident involves a fatality or if the DOT regulated employee is cited in an accident which requires a vehicle to be towed or gives rise to a personal injury which requires medical attention. 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. G. DOT regulated employees complete random DOT drug and alcohol tests from a selection pool that includes only DOT regulated employees. Alcohol testing must occur just before, during, or just after the performance of their covered duties. ' F-11 Page 187 of 320