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

Circumstances When Testing May be Required. JEA may require an employee to submit to drug and/or alcohol testing under any of the following circumstances: (a) Whenever two (2) managerial/supervisory employees concur that there is a reasonable belief that an employee is using, under the influence of, or in possession of illegal drugs and/or alcohol while on duty, or that the employee is abusing illegal drugs and/or alcohol and the abuse either adversely affects his job performance or represents a threat to the safety of the employee, his co-workers, or the public and the reasons for such concurrence have been stated to a Union representative. (1) Whenever an employee is involved in an accident involving personal injury or property damage which could result in liability to JEA, loss or damage to JEA property, or involving a personal injury that requires treatment beyond first aid (i.e. OSHA Recordable), urine specimens will be collected from all employees directly involved in the accident and stored for future testing. For purposes of this provision, an employee is considered directly involved in the accident if the employee was in a position or situation where his/her action or inaction could cause, contribute to, contribute after (sequelae), or impact on the accident which includes any injuries (regardless of whether the employee was at the location of the accident). If the accident/damage investigation reveals that employee negligence was a cause, the negligent employee’s(s’) specimen(s) will be tested. All samples not tested will be destroyed within ten