Common use of Circumstances When Testing May be Required Clause in Contracts

Circumstances When Testing May be Required. The Employer may require an employee to submit to drug testing under any of the following circumstances: A. As part of the initial screening process for employment applicants. B. As part of an employee's annual physical examination. C. Whenever an employee is promoted. D. Whenever two (2) managerial employees, one (1) is acceptable if two (2) are not reasonably available, concur that there is a reasonable suspicion that an employee is using, or under the influence of, a controlled substance or alcohol or in possession of controlled substances while on duty, or that the employee is abusing controlled substances or alcohol and the abuse either adversely affects his/her job performance or represents a threat to the safety of the employee, his/her co-workers, or the public. E. Whenever an employee is involved in an accident involving personal injury or property damage which could result in liability of, or loss to the Employer. F. At any time within one year after an employee has been counseled or otherwise disciplined because of a problem with a controlled substance, or within one year after an employee has tested positive for the presence of a controlled substance. G. As part of a Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Program applicable to employees in safety-sensitive positions. (1) The parties agree that all current positions within this bargaining unit are designated as “safety-sensitive.” (2) The parties recognize that because of the need for employees within the Fire Department to work closely together in groups that are assigned to the same shift and equipment/apparatus, selecting one employee for random testing is disruptive to operations. In order to minimize interruptions caused by selecting individual employees at random for testing, the Employer’s Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Program will randomly select groups of employees, by unit (defined as the group of employees assigned to designated equipment or apparatus on the same shift) for testing. That is, all units will be placed in a pool from which the random selection is made. When a unit is selected for random drug and alcohol testing, all employees assigned to the unit will be sent for testing at that time. (3) It is agreed that the same employee will not be tested through the Random Testing Program more than twice in any 12 month period.

Circumstances When Testing May be Required. The Employer may require an employee to submit to drug testing under any of the following circumstances: A. As part of the initial screening process for employment applicants. B. As part of an employee's annual physical examination. C. Whenever an employee is promoted. D. Whenever two (2) managerial employees, one (1) is acceptable if two (2) are not reasonably available, concur that there is a reasonable suspicion that an employee is using, or under the influence of, a controlled substance or alcohol or in possession of controlled substances while on duty, or that the employee is abusing controlled substances or alcohol and the abuse either adversely affects his/her job performance or represents a threat to the safety of the employee, his/her co-workers, or the public. E. Whenever an employee is involved in an accident involving personal injury or property damage which could result in liability of, or loss to the Employer. F. At any time within one year after an employee has been counseled or otherwise disciplined because of a problem with a controlled substance, or within one year after an employee has tested positive for the presence of a controlled substance. G. As part of a Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Program applicable to employees in safety-sensitive positions. (1) The parties agree that all current positions within this bargaining unit are designated as “safety-sensitive.” (2) The parties recognize that because of the need for employees within the Fire Department to work closely together in groups that are assigned to the same shift and equipment/apparatus, selecting one employee for random testing is disruptive to operations. In order to minimize interruptions caused by selecting individual employees at random for testing, the Employer’s Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Program will randomly select groups of employees, by unit (defined as the group of employees assigned to designated equipment or apparatus on the same shift) for testing. That is, all units will be placed in a pool from which the random selection is made. When a unit is selected for random drug and alcohol testing, all employees assigned to the unit will be sent for testing at that time.be (3) It is agreed that the same employee will not be tested through the Random Testing Program more than twice in any 12 month period.