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drug designated in Subsection B.1.a.(1) through (8), or be impaired by use<br />

of alcohol while on the job.<br />

2. To maintain a workplace free from the negative effects of drug and<br />

alcohol use, the parties agree that, effective April 15, 1998, all newly hired<br />

Bargaining Unit 6 employees and newly reinstated employees with a break<br />

in service of more than twelve (12) months, as defined in Section 12.01,<br />

will be subject to unannounced random drug and alcohol testing. Newly<br />

hired means when an employee is first appointed into a Bargaining Unit 6<br />

classification.<br />

A. Random Testing Process and Standards<br />

1. The drug and alcohol testing process shall be one that is scientifically<br />

proven to be at least as accurate and valid as urinalysis using an<br />

immunoassay screening test, with all positive screening results being<br />

confirmed, utilizing gas chromatography/mass spectrometry before a<br />

sample is considered positive. The alcohol testing process shall be one that<br />

is scientifically proven to be at least as accurate and valid as (1) urinalysis<br />

using an enzymatic assay screening test, with all positive screening results<br />

being confirmed using gas chromatography before a sample is considered<br />

positive or (2) breath sample testing using an evidential breath testing<br />

device which meets the standards specified in the federal regulation 49<br />

CFR Part 40 and is an approved device on the federal conforming products<br />

list.<br />

a. Substances to be tested for shall include the following,<br />

using established procedures specified by the Substance<br />

Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration<br />

(SAMSHA):<br />

2. Marijuana/cannabinoids (THC)<br />

3. Opiates (narcotics)<br />

4. Phencyclidine (PCP)<br />

5. Barbiturates<br />

6. Benzodiazepines<br />

7. Methaqualone<br />

8. Alcohol<br />

1. Amphetamines and Methamphetamines<br />

2. Cocaine<br />

a. The State will use the test cut-off levels established in<br />

Section 9.13 C.3. for identifying positive test samples.<br />

1. Test samples will be collected in a clinical setting, such as a laboratory<br />

collection station, doctor's office, hospital or clinic, or in another setting<br />

approved by the State on the basis that it provides for at least an equally

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