ACCIDENT TESTING. Any accident involving a CDL vehicle must be reported as soon as possible by the employee to his /her supervisor. The supervisor should investigate the circumstances of the accident and determine if there is reasonable suspicion to require a drug and alcohol test. Testing is mandated in the following circumstances: - An accident that has resulted in the loss of human life. - An accident in which the driver receives a citation and there is an injury requiring medical attention away from the scene of the accident. - An accident in which the driver receives a citation and any vehicle in the accident must be towed from the scene. Additional rules under the Federal Transit Act apply to City mechanics who have worked on a Transit vehicle involved in an accident and their immediate supervisor. An individual in a safety-sensitive position, such as a mechanic, is subject to drug and alcohol testing, when in the opinion of a supervisor, employee performance caused or contributed to the accident. For example, a mechanic would be tested when he/she worked on a Transit coach's brakes just prior to an accident and a brake problem may have contributed to the accident. A post-accident drug and alcohol test should be completed as soon as possible. Drug testing must occur no later than 32 hours after the accident. Alcohol testing must occur no later than 8 hours after the accident. If more than two hours elapse before an alcohol test is administered, the City is required to prepare and maintain on file an explanation of why a test was not properly administered for the FHWA. A driver is prohibited from consuming alcohol for 8 hours after an accident, or until he/she has taken a drug and alcohol test. Note: a police officer investigating an accident has legal authority under certain circumstances to order a blood sample to be taken for drug and alcohol testing.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement