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DRAFT PROCEDURAL REMINDERS REGARDING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE / ALCOHOL ABUSE SCREENING When an employee is involved in an on-the-job accident involving a vehicle, mobile equipment (tractors, diggers, etc.), or an injury that is not minor, the employee is required to submit to and pass a controlled substance and alcohol screening process. When the injury is minor in nature it is up to the Supervisor to decide if the testing is warranted. Any time an accident report is completed and the employee involved is not tested, the Supervisor will be required to include why a test was not required on the report. If more than one employee is involved, both should be tested. Examples of this would include: 1. An accident involving an Equipment Operator and another employee injured by the equipment. 2. A motor vehicle accident with both driver and passenger(s). (In the case where a fire engine or ambulance is involved only those employees in the cab of the vehicle would be tested.) If testing is required the supervisor should drive the employee to the testing facility as soon as possible after the accident. It is MANDATORY that the employee not be allowed to operate City equipment/vehicles until a negative result has been received. The supervisor can not physically restrain the employee from driving a personal vehicle however the supervisor can ûrone..ly suuest that it is not advisable until test results have been received. The signed release should be turned into the Personnel Department as soon as testing is completed. If the accident takes place after hours, the release should be turned in to the Personnel Department no later than 12:00 noon on the next normal business day. St. Joseph's Hospital should be utilized for testing in all cases except when the injury is serious enough that a hospital stay is in order or St. Joseph's Hospital is not available. If the accident occurs during normal working hours, the testing facility will Administer appropriate tests, complete testing procedures, and contact the Personnel Department with the results. A Personnel Department representative will then contact the department/division. If the accident occurs outside of normal business hours, the employees supervisor should complete the verbal test results section on the authorization letter to the testing facility. (See Checklist, Step 5) CARE SHOULD BE UTILIZED WHEN AUTHORIZING THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION AND IT SHOULD BE RELEASED ONL Y TO SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL WITH A NEED TO KNOW. THIS IS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. (See Checklist, Step 5). 80 Rev. 10/27/04