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Requests after 72 hours will only be accepted if the delay was due to <br />documentable facts that were beyond the control of the employee. <br /> <br />6.2 Pre-Employment Testing <br /> <br />All safety-sensitive and non-safety-sensitive position applicants shall undergo <br />urine drug testing prior to hire or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. <br />Receipt by the transit system of a negative drug test result is required prior to <br />employment. Failure of a pre-employment drug test will disqualify an applicant <br />for employment for a period of 120 days. Evidence of the absence of drug <br />dependency from a Substance Abuse Professional that meets with the approval <br />of the company and a negative pre-employment drug test will be required prior <br />to further consideration for employment. The cost for the assessment and any <br />subsequent treatment will be the sole responsibility of the individual. A pre- <br />employment/pre-transfer test will also be performed anytime an employee's <br />status changes from an inactive status in a safety-sensitive position to an active <br />status in a safety-sensitive position (i.e., return from Worker's Comp., return <br />from leave of absence). <br /> <br />6.3 Reasonable Suspicion Testing <br /> <br />All safety-sensitive and non-safety-sensitive employees may be subject to a <br />fitness for duty evaluation, and urine and/or breath testing when there are <br />reasons to believe that drug or alcohol use is adversely affecting job performance. <br />A reasonable suspicion referral for testing will be made on the basis of <br />documented objective facts and circumstances which are consistent with the <br />short-term effects of substance abuse or alcohol misuse. Example of reasonable <br />suspicion includes, but are limited to, the following: <br /> <br />1. Physical signs and symptoms consistent with prohibited substance use <br /> or alcohol misuse. <br />2. Evidence of the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, i5ossession,-.or <br /> use of controlled substances, drugs, alcohol, or other prohTibited <br /> substance. <br />3. Occurrence of a serious or potentially serious accident that may have <br /> been caused by prohibited substance abuse or alcohol misuse. <br />4. Fights (to mean physical contact), assaults, and flagrant disregard or <br /> violations of established safety, security, or other operating <br /> procedures. <br /> <br />Reasonable suspicion referrals must be made by a supervisor who is trained to <br />detect the signs and symptoms of drug and alcohol use and who reasonably <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br /> <br />