Award Bid - Fellows Booster Pump Station Improvements - Contract B Proj No. 121-070B - Selge Construction

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SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY SELGE recognizes the employees off -the job as well as on -the job -involvement with illegal drugs can have a negative impact on the workplace, fellow employees and customers. Employees are expected to report for work with no illegal drugs in their bodies and free of all adverse effects of alcohol misuse. SELGE encourages employees to seek professional assistance any time for personal problems, including alcohol or drug dependency that adversely affects their ability to perform their assigned duties. The purpose of this policy is to comply with Department of Transportation Regulations ("DOT") 49 CFR Part 40, Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug Testing Programs, 49 CFR Part 382, Controlled Substances and Alcohol use and Testing -Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and 49 CFR Part 29, Drug -Free Workplace Act of 1988, and requirements of government contracts. This policy incorporates these regulations for safety sensitive employees and establishes these requirements for drug and alcohol testing along with their specific cut-off levels for all employees. SELGE has adopted this policy and compliance with this substance abuse policy is a condition of employment with SELGE. This policy applies to all employees that are required to have a Commercial Driver's License ("CDL"), or are considered by DOT to be in a safety -sensitive position, full or part-time, contract employees and contractors when they are on SELGE property or when performing any safety - sensitive functions for SELGE. Performing a safety -sensitive function means all time from the time an employee is ready to work, begins work, and until the employee is relieved from all responsibility for performing work. Safety -sensitive function may include, however are not limited to the following items: All time on SELGE property, or Customer's property or facility, or other property, or on any public property, waiting to be dispatched, unless the driver has been relieved from duty by SELGE. • All time inspecting equipment as required by 49 CFR Part 392 (392.7 & 392.8) or otherwise inspecting, servicing or conditioning any Commercial Motor Vehicle ("CMV") at any time. • All time spent at the driving controls of a CMV. All time, other than driving time, in or upon any CMV. All time loading or unloading, attending a CMV being loaded or unloaded, remaining in readiness to operate the CMV or in giving or receiving receipts for shipments loaded or unloaded. • All time repairing, obtaining assistance or remaining in the attendance of a disabled CMV. Additionally, this policy applies to all employees of SELGE from the time an employee is ready to work, begins work, and until the employee is relieved from all responsibility for performing work. Le ate. See "Use of Medication". Prohibited Substances. Any substance or illegal drug identified in the Controlled Substance Act (21 U.S.C. 812) is prohibited at all times. This includes, but not limited to marijuana, amphetamines, opiates, phencyclidine (PCP), and cocaine, as well as any drug not approved for medical use by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Illegal use includes, but not limited to, any illegal drug, misuse of legally prescribed drugs, and the use of illegally obtained prescription drugs.