Drug/Alcohol Testing After an Accident. Urine specimen collection (for drugs) or breath/saliva collection (for alcohol) is to occur as quickly as possible after a need to test has been determined. At no time will a urine specimen be collected after sixteen (16) hours from the time of an employment-related accident. Breath or saliva alcohol testing will be performed as quickly as possible, but no later than four (4) hours after the accident, or it will be documented but not performed. If the employee responsible for an employment-related accident is injured, it is a condition of employment that the employee grant the City the right to request that attending medical personnel obtain appropriate specimens (breath or urine) for the purpose of conducting alcohol and/or drug testing. Further, all employees grant the City access to any and all other medical information that may be relevant in conducting a complete and thorough investigation of the employment-related accident including a full medical report from the examining physician(s) or other health care providers. A signed consent to testing form is considered a condition of employment. Any employee involved in an accident must refrain from alcohol use for four (4) hours following the accident, or until he/she undergoes a post accident alcohol test. Any employee who leaves the scene of an accident without justifiable explanation prior to submission to drug and alcohol testing is considered to have refused the test. The City reserves the right to determine who may have caused or contributed to an employment-related accident and may choose not to test after minor accidents if there is no violation of a safety or work rule, minor damage and/or injuries and no reasonable suspicion.
Drug/Alcohol Testing After an Accident. Urine specimen collection (for drugs) or breath/saliva collection (for alcohol) is to occur as quickly as possible after a need to test has been determined. At no time will a urine specimen be collected after thirty-two (32) hours from the time of an employment-related accident. Breath or saliva alcohol testing will be performed as quickly as possible, but no later than eight (8) hours after the accident, or it will be documented but not performed. Any employee involved in an accident must refrain from alcohol use for eight (8) hours following the accident, or until he/she undergoes a post accident alcohol test. Any employee who leaves the scene of an accident without justifiable explanation prior to submission to drug and alcohol testing is considered to have refused the test. The Employer reserves the right not to test after minor accidents if there is no violation of a safety or work rule, minor damage and/or injuries and no reasonable suspicion. (Sections 17.8 and 17.9 shall be implemented on 1/1/2007 if all City employees and representatives have agreed to such testing)
