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Revised 10/02/2006 <br />MICHIANA CONTRACTING STATEMENT REGARDING <br />DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE IN THE WORKPLACE <br />Michiana Contracting Inc recognizes the dangers to health, safety, moral and general <br />welfare to drug use in the workplace. It is therefore the policy of Michiana Contracting to <br />maintain a drug free workplace, pursuant to the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988 and <br />Executive Order 90-5. <br />Michiana Contracting Inc prohibits the use, possession, disposition, manufacture or <br />distribution on its premises, facilities or workplaces of any of the following: alcoholic, <br />beverages, intoxicants, and controlled substances, including illegal or unauthorized drugs <br />(including marijuana) "look alike" (simulated drugs) and related drug paraphernalia. <br />Michiana Contracting employees must not report for duty under the influence of any <br />drug, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant or narcotic or other substances (including legally <br />prescribed drugs and medicines) which will in any way adversely affect their working <br />ability, alertness, coordination, response or adversely affect the safety of others on the <br />job. <br />Entry into or presence on company premises, facility or workplace by any person is <br />conditioned upon the company's right to search the person, personal effects, vehicles <br />(while located on company premises, facilities, or workplace), lockers and baggage of <br />any employee or other entrant for any substances named in the paragraphs above. By <br />entering into or being present on company premises, facility or workplace, any person is <br />deemed to have consented to have such searches. Michiana Contracting also reserves the <br />right at all times to have authorized personnel conduct periodic examinations of its <br />employees and employees of its subcontractors and supplies for the purpose of <br />determing if any such persons present on a company jobsite are using marijuana, illegal <br />drugs or alcohol. <br />The taking of blood, urine, or saliva samples for testing may also be required from <br />any person on company premises or workplace who is suspected to be under the <br />influence of drugs or alcohol, who is involved in a vehicle accident, or who is injured <br />in the course of employment. <br />Any person who refuses to submit to a search, screening or testing as described in this <br />policy, or who uses, possesses, dispenses, distributes or manufactures any of the <br />substances named in this first paragraph of this policy, or who is found under the <br />influence of any such substances, is subject to disciplinary action including immediate <br />discharge of an employee or removal and future prohibition from the premises, if not an <br />employee of Michiana Contracting. <br />Legally prescribed drugs may be permitted on Michiana Contracting premises or work <br />locations, provided the drugs are contained in the original prescription container and are <br />prescribed by an authorized medical practitioner for the current use of the person in <br />possession. Any person in possession of valid prescription drug when on or entering <br />