Controlled Substance Testing. The legislature provided in Section 21 of Act No. 216 of the Public Acts of 1986 that: “The Department of State Police shall develop a plan for a controlled substance testing program for all present and future department employees. The plan shall include guidelines which the department would follow if the department implemented such a program." Accordingly, the Union and the Department of State Police agreed to bargain in Secondary Negotiations over the identity of safety sensitive positions that would be subject to the Department's controlled substance testing program. In recognition of that Agreement, the normal work day for the unit employees in the State Police Forensic laboratories includes a one half (1/2) hour paid lunch upon Civil Service Commission ratification of the Secondary Agreement. The Secondary agreement reached by the Parties has subsequently been replaced by Article 35, Drug and Alcohol Testing.
Controlled Substance Testing. Upon reasonable cause, the Cambridge School Committee will require an employee to be tested for the use of controlled substances. Reasonable cause is defined as an employee’s observable action, appearance or conduct that clearly indicates the need for a fitness-for-duty medical evaluation. The employee’s conduct must be witnessed by at least two (2) supervisors. The witnesses must have received training in observing a person’s behavior to determine if a medical evaluation is required. When the supervisor(s) addresses an employee, a union representative should be made available. If no building union representative is present, a CEA officer will be contacted and the employee may select another CEA member to accompany him/her. Documentation of the employee’s conduct shall be prepared and signed by the witnesses within twenty- four (24) hours of the observed behavior, or before the test results are released, whichever is earlier. In addition, a copy will be sent to the Union in a timely manner. At the time the urine specimen is collected, the employee may opt to also give a blood sample. If the employee takes this option, the blood sample must confirm positive presence for the substance confirmed in the urine test. If no positive is confirmed in the blood specimen, the employee will be given a warning letter and offered an opportunity for rehabilitation as set forth below. However, if there is a second occasion where reasonable cause testing results in a positive urine test, then the employee will be subject to discharge. If an employee is offered an opportunity for rehabilitation, the employee must meet with the Medical Review Officer or his/her designee to review the test results. If the Medical Review Officer determines a specimen is positive, the employee will have five (5) calendar days to evaluate his/her situation with an approved Employee Assistance Program counselor and then up to fifteen (15) calendar days to enter the rehabilitation treatment center after approval of a leave of absence. The Cambridge School Committee will follow the final recommendations of the Medical Review Officer, who has consulted with the rehabilitation treatment professional as to the appropriate after-care protocol and post-rehabilitation unannounced drug testing. It is understood that if the grievance procedure is utilized contractual time limits on disciplinary action and the employee’s request for rehabilitation will be suspended until resolution of the grievance.
Controlled Substance Testing. No driver shall report for duty, remain on duty or drive a commercial motor vehicle, if the driver tests positive for controlled substances.
Controlled Substance Testing. 1. Urine specimens shall be collected at a collection site which complies with the procedure set forth in the Act and related regulations and which otherwise conforms to DOT protocols.
Controlled Substance Testing. The legislature provided in Section 21 34 of Act No. 216 of the Public Acts of 1986 that: 35 “The Department of State Police shall develop a plan for a controlled 36 substance testing program for all present and future department 37 employees. The plan shall include guidelines which the department 38 would follow if the department implemented such a program."
Controlled Substance Testing. The number of Covered Employees selected shall be equal to an annual rate of not less than fifty percent (50%) of the number of positions (Drivers and Mechanics), unless a lower rate is permitted under District Administrative Guidelines.
Controlled Substance Testing. The parties have agreed that the procedures as set forth in Article 37, Section 3 shall be the methodology for all testing and will be modified only in the event that further federal legislation or Department of Transportation regulations require revised testing methodologies or requirements during the term of this Agreement. To the extent that a subject if not covered by this Article the appropriate regulation shall control. Should other categories, modifications or types of testing be required by the government, the parties will meet as expeditiously as possible to develop a mutually agreeable procedure. The provisions of Article 45 Section 5 will apply to all employees requesting enrollment in a rehabilitation program following a positive drug test. Employees may use the UPS Employee Assistance Program, a Union sponsored program, as well as any other referral service in choosing an approved program for treatment.
Controlled Substance Testing. No employee shall report for duty or remain on duty if the employee tests positive for controlled substances.
Controlled Substance Testing. The parties have agreed that the procedures as set forth in this Article shall be the methodology for all testing and will be modified only in the event that further federal legislation or Department of Transportation regulations require revised testing methodologies or requirements during the term of this Agreement. Should other categories, modifications or types of testing be required by the government, the parties will meet as expeditiously as possible to develop a mutually agreeable procedure. Employees may use the City Employee Assistance Program, a Union sponsored program, as well as any other referral service in choosing an approved program for treatment.
