Common use of Purpose of Policy Clause in Contracts

Purpose of Policy. (A) The Employer, Individual Employer(s) and the Union are committed to providing a safe and productive work environment for Employees. The Employer, Individual Employer(s) and the Union recognize the valuable resource we have in our Employees and recognize that the state of an Employee's health affects attitude, effort, and job performance. The parties recognize that substance abuse is a behavioral, medical and social problem that causes decreased efficiency and increased risk of accidents and of injury. The Employer, Individual Employer(s) and the Union therefore adopt this Policy. The intent of the Policy is threefold: (1) To maintain a safe, drug and alcohol free workplace; (2) To maintain our work force at its maximum effectiveness; and (3) To provide confidential referral to the Teamster Alcohol Rehabilitation Program/Teamster Assistance Program (“TARP-TAP”) and to provide confidential treatment to those Employees who recognize they have a substance abuse problem and voluntarily seek treatment for it. NOTE: Any reference to TARP should also be considered TAP. (B) In order to achieve these purposes, it is our primary goal to identify those Employees and refer them to professional counseling, and treatment before job performance has become a disciplinary problem. Employees are urged to use the services available through TAP. TAP will assist them and refer them to the appropriate treatment program. (1) Treatment for substance abuse and chemical dependency is provided under the Health and Welfare Plan, up to the limits described in the plans. (2) An Employee shall be granted necessary leave of absence for treatment TARP recommends contingent upon signing a return-to-work agreement as provided for in Section XI.