Drug & Alcohol Policy

Drug, Alcohol and Contraband Policy:
NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYEES
This Company realizes the importance of providing a safe and healthy work environment
for all employees and visitors. With this in mind, the Company has adopted the following
policy regarding Illegal Drugs, Substances, Contraband, Weapons, Stolen Property and
Unauthorized Items (referred to herein as the Policy).
Purpose of the Policy:
In order to (1) assist in maintaining a safe working environment for employees (defined
as employees of this company and its affiliated or subsidiary companies, invitee and
subcontractors and employees); (2) protect company property and, (3) cooperate with
clients, contractors and subcontractors in their efforts to contribute to safe and efficient
operations, this Company has established a POLICY REGARDING ILLEGAL DRUGS,
SUBSTANCES, CONTRABAND, WEAPONS, STOLEN PROPERTY AND
UNAUTHORIZED ITEMS.
Company Premises Defined:
The term "Company Premises," its affiliates or subsidiaries as used herein includes all
property, facilities, land, platforms, buildings, structures, fixtures, installations, boats,
aircraft, automobiles, trucks and all other vehicles, whether owned, leased or used. This
may also include other work locations, including locations belonging to our clients, or to
and from those locations while in the course and scope of Company employment.
Company Policy:
This is to notify all employees, employees of other contractors, companies and other
invitee that the use of, possession, concealment, transportation, promotion or sale of the
following items or substances are strictly prohibited from all of the above mentioned
Company premises:
* Illegal drugs, controlled substances (including trace amounts) look-alike and
designer drugs.
* Unauthorized alcoholic beverages
* Firearms, weapons, explosives and ammunition
* Unauthorized Items:
- Any stolen property
- Drug paraphernalia
* Unauthorized prescription drugs - except under the following conditions:
- Employees shall inform their supervisor prior to using prescribed drugs on
the job.
- Each vial shall be in the employee's name.
- Each prescription shall be no older than one (1) year of the date issued.
- Employee shall only possess enough medication for that normal work
shift.
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Note:
The Company, at all times, reserves the right to have its Company physician
determine if a prescription drug or medication produces hazardous affects
and may restrict the use of any such drug or medication accordingly. This
may include restricting the employee’s work activity.
Searches and Inspections:
In order to accomplish the purpose of this POLICY, the Company reserves the right, at
all times, while on the premises and properties described above and circumstances
warrant, to have Company supervisors or authorized Search and Inspection Specialists
conduct reasonable searches and inspections of individual employees, or other persons
and their personal effects, including, but not limited to, lockers, living quarters, baggage,
desk, tool boxes, lunch pails, clothing and personal vehicles, for the purpose of
determining is such employees or other persons are in possession, use, transportation
or concealment of any of the prohibited items and substances of this POLICY. All
searches and inspections conducted by outside authorized specialists will be in the
presence of Company supervisors.
A Search and Inspection as defined in the POLICY may also include requesting
employees and other persons to cooperate in unannounced "fitness for duty/under the
influence" exams which consist of, but are not limited to, the rapid-eye-test, pupillary
reaction test, balance test, etc. and drug/alcohol testing (using bodily fluid specimens
such as urine, blood, saliva or hair). These tests may be utilized under the following
conditions and situations:
* Pre-Employment examinations.
* Annual employee examinations or to comply with contractual agreements
with other contractors or clients.
* Part of an overall "Search and Inspection" of an employee's work area or
location of employment.
* Random unannounced substance abuse testing to assure the maintenance of
a drug free work place.
* When an employee's supervisor has a reasonable suspicion that an
employee is intoxicated, using or under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
"Reasonable Suspicion:" is a belief based on objective and articulative facts
sufficient to lead a prudent supervisor to suspect that the employee is using
drugs or alcohol.
* When an employee or person is found in possession of suspected illicit or
unauthorized drugs and/or alcohol or when any of these items are found in an
area controlled or used exclusively by designated employees.
* Following a serious accident or incident in which safety precautions may have
been violated or careless acts were performed.
Searches (including Urine Drug Screening or Blood and Plasma Sampling or "Fitness
For Duty/Under The Influence" Examinations) and Inspections by Specialists and
Company Supervisors may be conducted from time to time without prior announcement.
Searches will be performed with concern for the personal privacy of each employee or
other individual.
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If an employee or prospective employee of the Company questions the results of the
specimen analysis performed by the Company's primary testing laboratory, they may
obtain an additional analysis from another laboratory on the Company's approved list.
The additional analysis must be derived from the original specimen provided for the
questioned laboratory analysis. All expenses related to obtaining an additional
specimen analysis must be paid by the employee or prospective employee in advance.
Company Position for Policy Violators:
No employee or person search, "fitness for duty/under the influence" examination, urine
drug screen or inspection will be conducted without written consent. Employees have
the right to refuse to be searched or have personal effects searched or to cooperate in
the requested tests; however, an employee who refuses to permit such searches, or to
cooperate in such permitted tests (and to provide written authorization to release test
results to the Company) or is found to be in possession, use, or transportation of any
illegal substance, contraband, Company property, or any of the above mentioned drugs
and unauthorized items, will be removed and not allowed to return on any of this
Company's properties or facilities described herein. The Company further reserves the
right to discharge immediately any employee who is found to have tampered with or
falsified a test sample.
Entry onto this Company's property as described herein constitutes consent to the
recognition of the right of this Company or its authorized representatives to conduct
searches, inspections, "fitness for duty/under the influence" examinations, urine drug
screens, and/or receive a blood plasma sample from the employee and/or other persons
and search and inspection of their personal effects, vehicles, tool boxes, desks, clothing,
boats, airplanes and any other property of employees and other persons, while entering
or departing the premises of this Company.
Illegal substances, drugs, stolen property and unauthorized items discovered through
these searches and inspections may result in the proper law enforcement authorities
being advised in this regard.
This POLICY is made for the maximum safety and well-being of all employees and other
personnel. Your assistance and cooperation in the achievement of this goal is vitally
important.
C. Cleve Whitener
President
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