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The random method of selection shall be conducted by an organization outside of the Company, preferably the organization performing the drug and/or alcohol screen. 2. For the purpose of alcohol testing only, a random test will be conducted just before, during, or just after an employee's performance of safety sensitive duties. C. Return to Duty/Follow Up Testing Drivers who have previously failed an alcohol test with a positive result of 0.02- 0.039, or who have taken medical leave for voluntary rehabilitation, must undergo a return to duty test before they are permitted to perform any safety sensitive functions. Pursuant to County policy, a driver whose re-test registers a positive result of 0.02 or greater will be discharged. Section 3 - Compliance with Screening Requirement: A. An employee required by the Company to submit to a drug and/or alcohol screen must proceed immediately to the designated facility to accomplish the urine specimen collection and/or alcohol test. Current employees shall be paid for all time spent in submitting to screening. An employee who refuses to submit to any substance abuse test as proved is Section 2 will be discharged. If an employee or applicant claims that he or she is unable to provide a sufficient breath sample for an alcohol test, then that employee must obtain a physician's statement confirming the employee's inability to provide a sufficient breath sample. Such statement shall be obtained at the expense of the employee. Section 4 - Specimen: The normal screening methodology for drug screens will be urinalysis. For alcohol testing, devices approved by the NHTSA will be used, and which may include saliva sampling and will include Evidential Breath Testing ("EBT") for confirmation of initial testing. Section 5 - Employee Privacy v. Security: Employees and applicants shall be required to comply with the procedures of the collection facility, unless such procedures violate the DOT testing laws and regulations. - 5-