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The employee must remain readily available for testing until they are released from the scene of <br />the accident. If the employee is required to leave the scene under the authority of medical or police <br />personnel, they must notify SELGE as to their whereabouts. <br />If SELGE is unable to perform a urine drug test and a breath alcohol test, (i.e., employee is <br />unconscious, employee is detained by a police agency), SELGE may use drug and alcohol post - <br />accident test results administered by the State and/or Local law enforcement officials if they were <br />completed. SELGE must obtain the results in conformance with State and Local law. <br />Post Testing for Non DOT Circumstances. SELGE requires an employee to submit to drug <br />testing (and alcohol testing if there is reasonable suspicion) following a motor vehicle accident or <br />property damage accident involving injury to any individual involved in the accident requiring <br />immediate medical treatment away from the scene, serious damage to any motor vehicle or <br />equipment involved in the accident, a fatality from the accident or serious property damage even <br />if the employee did not receive a citation. <br />SELGE requires an employee to submit to drug testing (and alcohol testing if there is reasonable <br />suspicion) following a work -related incident or on-the-job accident that requires immediate <br />medical attention away from the work site. Tests will not be required if the supervisor in charge <br />determines, using the best information available at the time of the decision, that the employee's <br />performance can be completely discounted as a contributing factor to the accident. <br />Random Drug and Alcohol Testing. <br />All employees of SELGE will be subject to random unannounced testing. The selection of these <br />employees for random testing of drug and alcohol will be made using a scientifically valid method <br />that ensures each covered employee will have an equal chance of being selected each time <br />selections are made. The random test will spread throughout the year. Tests can be conducted at <br />any time during an employee's shift. Employees are required to proceed immediately to the <br />collection site upon notification of their random selection. There is no discretion on the part of <br />management in the selection and notification of employees who are to be tested. <br />The percentages of the number of DOT safety -sensitive employees in the random program are <br />established by 49 CFR Part 40 on an annual basis. Currently the rates are 50% for drug testing <br />and 10% for alcohol testing. The percentages of the number of Non -DOT employees in the <br />random program are established at 50% for drug testing and 10% for alcohol testing. <br />Return -to -Duty Testing. Employees of SELGE that previously tested positive on a drug and/or <br />alcohol test must, under certain circumstances, be evaluated and released by a SAP before <br />returning to work. A SAP is a licensed physician, certified psychologist, social worker, employee <br />assistance professional, or addiction counselor. The SAP must also have clinical experience in the <br />diagnosis and treatment of drug and alcohol related diseases. The SAP must have completed the <br />required qualification training and completed the continuing education trainings as detailed in 49 <br />CFR Part 40. Before scheduling the return -to -duty test, the SAP must assess the employee and <br />determine if the required treatment has been completed. <br />Follow -Up Testing. Under certain circumstances, employees of SELGE will be required to <br />undergo frequent unannounced random urine and/or breath testing following their Return -to -Duty <br />Testing. Follow-up testing on an employee will be performed for a period of one (1) to five (5) <br />years with a minimum number of six tests performed the first year. The employee will remain in <br />the random testing program. A qualified SAP will determine the frequency and duration of the <br />follow-up tests, beyond the minimum number. <br />Confidential Result Record Keeping. The results of all drug and alcohol testing will be <br />maintained in a secure confidential manner by the employer, laboratory, collection site, MRO, <br />