Reasonable cause testing definition

Reasonable cause testing means drug or alcohol testing that is initiated only after a supervisor, director and either the Director of Human Resources or the President, or in the event both the Director of Human Resources and President are unavailable, a supervisor and two Division Directors have been made aware of information, facts and circumstances that would lead a reasonable person to suspect drug and/or prohibited alcohol use. The decision to test shall be based on a reasonable and articulable belief, formed after observing specific contemporaneous physical, behavioral or performance indicators of probable drug and/or prohibited alcohol use. The supervisors shall document in writing all the findings which form the basis to warrant the testing. Although reasonable cause testing does not require certainty, mere "hunches" are not sufficient to meet this standard.
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Examples of Reasonable cause testing in a sentence

  • Reasonable cause testing is designed to provide management with a tool (in conjunction with supervisor training on the signs and symptoms of drug use) to identify drug affected employees who may pose a danger to themselves and others in their job performance.

  • Reasonable cause testing shall be carried out whenever the line manager has taken steps to validate these concerns through consultation with either a senior manager, HR, HSE representative and, where appropriate, the union.

  • Reasonable cause testing shall be conducted as much as practicable during working hours; however, circumstances may dictate testing conducted during off-duty hours.

  • Reasonable cause testing is testing in the event that specific, articulable and contemporaneous observations of appearance, behavior and actions of an employee clearly indicate the need for drug/alcohol testing.

Related to Reasonable cause testing

  • Reasonable cause as used in this policy means an articulable belief based on specific facts and reasonable inferences drawn from those facts that an employee is more likely than not under the influence of controlled substances or alcohol or has used drugs or alcohol in violation of this policy. Circumstances which can constitute a basis for determining "reasonable cause" may include, but are not limited to:

  • Rectification Period means the period of time set out in Section 4.3 of this RFP during which a Proponent will be permitted to rectify its Proposal to satisfy the mandatory submission requirements of this RFP.

  • justifiable cause means: any failure or refusal to perform any of the duties pursuant to this Agreement or any breach of this Agreement by the Executive; Executive’s breach of any material written policies, rules or regulations which have been adopted by the Company; Executive’s repeated failure to perform his duties in a satisfactory manner; Executive’s performance of any act or his failure to act, as to which if Executive were prosecuted and convicted, a crime or offense involving money or property of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates, or a crime or offense constituting a felony in the jurisdiction involved, would have occurred; any unauthorized disclosure by Executive to any person, firm or corporation of any confidential information or trade secret of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; any attempt by Executive to secure any personal profit in connection with the business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and affiliates; or the engaging by Executive in any business other than the business of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates which interferes with the performance of his duties hereunder. Upon termination of Executive’s employment for justifiable cause, this Agreement shall terminate immediately and Executive shall not be entitled to any amounts or benefits hereunder other than such portion of Executive’s annual base salary and reimbursement of expenses pursuant to Section 5 hereof as have been accrued through the date of his termination of employment.

  • Probable cause means that there is a substantial objective basis for believing that, more likely than not, an offense has been committed and a person to be arrested has committed it.

  • Root Cause Analysis means a method of problem solving designed to identify the underlying causes of a problem. The focus of a root cause analysis is on systems, processes, and outcomes that require change to reduce the risk of harm.