Alcohol Testing Procedures. All alcohol tests will be conducted in strict compliance with the rules adopted by federal and state guidelines and in accordance with the best practice in the applicable scientific community.
Alcohol Testing Procedures. Alcohol testing shall be done in accordance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations for employee testing or in accordance with the law of the State of Ohio to detect drivers operating a motor vehicle under the influence. A positive result shall entitle the Employer to proceed with sanctions as set forth in this Article. A positive result for the purpose of this article, shall be defined as “any detectable level of alcohol” (.02 or above).
Alcohol Testing Procedures a. Testing for alcohol will be by Evidential Breath Testing device (EBT). The test will be administered by a Breath Alcohol Technician (BAT) who has been properly trained in the used of an EBT. A BAT qualified supervisor of an employee may conduct the alcohol test for that employee only if another BAT is unavailable to perform the test in a timely manner. An employee's Supervisor may not administer a reasonable suspicion test to that employee.
Alcohol Testing Procedures. The Town will direct the employee to report to the testing site for a blood or breathalyzer test. In the case of a blood test, blood will be drawn only by a qualified medical professional, in accordance with accepted medical standards. A breathalyzer test will be administered by a qualified operator. The employee’s blood alcohol level shall be reported to the Town immediately.
Alcohol Testing Procedures. Employees subject to alcohol testing shall be sent or driven to a City-designated clinic and directed to provide breath specimens in a private setting. Specimens shall be collected by trained technicians, using testing devices approved for evidential breath testing by the federal government, which are regularly calibrated and capable of producing printed results that identify the Employee. The technician shall first conduct a screening test. If the screen test results are less than .02, then the Employee will be treated as passing the alcohol test. If the screen tests results in an alcohol concentration of at least .02, the technician shall instruct the Employee not to belch or put anything in his or her mouth and conduct another confirmation test, 15-30 minutes later. If the confirmation test results in an alcohol concentration of less than .02, the Employee shall be treated as passing the test. If the confirmation test results in an alcohol concentration of .02 or more, the employee shall be subject to the consequences described later in this Article.
Alcohol Testing Procedures. The Town will direct the employee to take a breathalyzer test or report to a testing laboratory approved by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. In the case of a blood test, blood will be drawn only by a qualified medical professional, in accordance with accepted medical standards. A breathalyzer test will be administered by a qualified operator. If administered by Burlington police personnel, it would be administered by an officer superior in rank (if practicable), and may be administered on the premises of the Town (e.g., by the Burlington Police Department, or other law enforcement agency). The employee’s blood alcohol level (if over the .04 level) shall be reported to the Town immediately (otherwise it will be reported as negative).
Alcohol Testing Procedures. Alcohol testing shall be done in the same manner as pre-employment testing. A positive result shall entitle the Employer to proceed with sanctions as set forth in Section 10.6 of this article.
Alcohol Testing Procedures. Alcohol testing will only be conducted using evidential breath testing devices in accordance with 49 CFR part 654. Breath testing will be coordinated by Comcast Department of Human Resources. The breath specimen will be collected at a site that optimizes confidentiality. The collection site must adhere to the collection provision set for the 49 CFR part 654. A strict chain of custody will be maintained on the specimen. All record keeping will be in strict accordance with Federal regulations. If there is concern about an individual’s ability to function safely, the individual will be provided transportation to his or her home after completion of the testing. Supervisors will always transport employees to the test site. Alcohol breath testing will be performed in the following manner in accordance with 49 CFR part 654.
Alcohol Testing Procedures. An initial positive level of .04 grams per 210 L of breath shall be considered positive for purposes of authorizing a confirming alcohol test. An Evidentiary Breath Test (EBT) is used to confirm any initial positive test result. If initial screen results are negative, i.e., below the positive level, testing shall be discontinued, all samples destroyed, and records of the testing expunged from the member’s personnel file. Only members with screen test results that are positive on the initial breath screen shall be subject to confirmation testing for alcohol. With respect to confirmation testing, a positive alcohol level shall be .04 grams per 100 mL 210 L of blood breath. If confirmatory testing results are negative, i.e., below the positive level, all records of the testing shall be expunged from the member's personnel file. In the event of an accident where an employee has a “whole blood” alcohol drawn at a medical treatment facility, a result of equal to or greater than .04 grams per 100 mL of blood shall be considered to be a verified positive result. Upon request, an employee shall be entitled to the presence of a union representative before testing is administered.
Alcohol Testing Procedures. When the Department determines that an employee is required to undergo an alcohol test, the employee will provide a breath, blood, or other sample that may be used in a generally acceptable testing method to an alcohol testing technician at a site designated by the Department. The sample will be used to test the breath sample to determine the employee's blood alcohol content. A confirmed alcohol test result which reveals a blood alcohol content of .04 or greater will be deemed proof that an employee has violated the Standards of Conduct set forth in Section II of this policy. In addition, test results conducted by local, state, or federal officials, which reveal that the employee had a blood alcohol content of .04 or greater while operating a motor vehicle while on University business will be deemed proof that the employee has violated the Standards of Conduct set forth in Section II of this policy.
