Common use of Management Responsibilities and Guidelines Clause in Contracts

Management Responsibilities and Guidelines. A. Managers and supervisors are responsible for enforcement of this policy. B. Managers and supervisors may order an employee to submit to a drug and/or alcohol test when there are facts which would support the reasonable suspicion that the employee is under the influence of drugs or alcohol while on the job. This order to submit to testing must first be approved by the manager's or supervisor's immediate supervisor, if available. C. Employee will submit to an alcohol and drug screening test as a matter of routine after a motor vehicle accident resulting in a fatality, serious bodily injury or serious property damage in which a participant is a County employee on County time or driving a County vehicle. D. Managers or supervisors shall not physically search employees, nor shall they search the personal possessions of employees without the freely given consent of the employee. Searches, when consented to, shall be made in the presence of the employee and a witness. E. Managers or supervisors shall notify the Fire Chief or designee when they have reasonable suspicion to believe that an employee may have illegal drugs in his/her possession or in an area not jointly or fully controlled by the County. If the Fire Chief or designee believes that there is a reasonable suspicion of illegal drug possession, notification will be made to the appropriate law enforcement agency. The following factors may give rise to reasonable suspicion: 1. Physical impairment normally associated with drug or alcohol under the influence such as slurred speech, unsteady gait, inability to walk; 2. Impaired oral communication or cognitive functions such as inability to carry on a conversation, lack of contact with reality; 3. Odor of alcohol on body or breath; 4. Accident involving County property due to impaired physical abilities, such as ability to perceive, respond and exercise good judgment, normally associated with drug or alcohol under the influence; 5. Possession of alcohol or drugs at the workplace or work location; 6. Unusual behavior normally associated with drug or alcohol use/abuse.