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3.0 APPLICABILITY <br /> <br />This policy applies to all safety-sensitive and non-safety-sensitive transit system <br />employees, paid part-time employees, contract employees, and contractors when <br />they are on transit property or when performing any transit-related safety- <br />sensitive or non-safety-sensitive business. This policy applies to off-site lunch <br />periods or breaks when an employee is scheduled to return to work. Visitors, <br />vendors, and contractor employees are governed by this policy while on transit <br />premises and will not be permitted to conduct transit business if found to be in <br />violation of this policy. <br /> <br />A safety-sensitive function is any duty related to the safe operation of mass <br />transit service including the operation of a revenue service vehicle (whether or <br />not the vehicle is in revenue service), dispatch, maintenance of a revenue service <br />vehicle or equipment used in revenue service, security personnel who carry <br />firearms, and any other employee who holds a Commercial Driver's License. A <br />list of safety-sensitive positions who perform one or more of the above- <br />mentioned duties is attached. <br /> <br />4.0 PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES <br /> <br />"Prohibited substances" addressed by this policy include the following: <br /> <br />4.1 Illegally Used Controlled Substances or Drugs <br /> <br />The use of any illegal drug or any substance identified in Schedules I through V <br />of Section 202 of the Controlled Substance Act (21 U.S.C. 812), as further defined <br />by 21 CFR 1300.11 through 1300.15 is prohibited at all times unless a legal <br />prescription has been written for the substance. This includes, but is not limited <br />to: marijuana, amphetamines, opiates, phencyclidine PCP), and cocaine, as well <br />as any drugs not approved for medical use by the U.S. Drug Enforcement <br />Administration or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Illegal use includes <br />use of any illegal drug, misuse of legally prescribed drugs, and use of illegally <br />obtained prescription drugs. Safety sensitive employees will be tested for <br />marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, opiates, and phencyclidine as described in <br />Section 6.0 of this policy. <br /> <br />4.2 Legal Drugs <br /> <br />The appropriate use of legally prescribed drugs and non-prescription <br />medications is not prohibited. However, the use of any substance which carries <br />a warning label that indicates that mental functioning, motor skills, or judgment <br />may be adversely affected must be reported to a transit system supervisor. In <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />