Fatal accident. After an accident involving a fatality, all employees who were on duty and present in the vehicle at the time of the accident shall be tested. In addition, any other employees whose conduct may have contributed to the accident (e.g. flagman) should be tested as well as mechanics involved in the vehicle’s most recent maintenance. A refusal to submit to a drug or alcohol test shall be treated as a positive test. The Engineer may substitute the test results administered by police or other public safety officers for drugs or alcohol under separate authority in lieu of conducting his own testing.
Fatal accident. An extraordinary event that resulted in the damage to the property.
Fatal accident. As soon as practicable following an accident involving the loss of human life, and regardless of fault, each surviving employee performing safety-sensitive functions in the transit vehicle at the time of the accident, and any other covered employee whose performance could have contributed to the accident (as determined by Valley Transit using the best information available at the time of the decision), shall be tested for alcohol and prohibited drugs.
