Opening of Bids - 2024 Sewer and Manhole Rehabilitation Proj No. 122-019 - SAK Construction, LLC

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SAK Construction Pipe Rehab & Tunnel Contractor Health and Safety Plan April 2017 Substance Abuse Policy 7 | P a g e Employees may not independently submit samples for testing or submit test results for testing that the employee caused to be performed outside this policy. Separate test results obtained by the employee, except for the split sample allowed under this policy, will not be considered by the Company. IV. Test Results Initial test results for the presence of drugs or alcohol will be classified as either positive or negative. With respect to drug testing, it is anticipated that the initial testing technique to be used for urine samples will be an immunoassay screen. If the immunoassay screen registers a positive result, a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry confirmatory test will be performed to confirm the presence and to identify the drugs in the employee’s systems. The levels for determining a positive test result for the presence of drugs will be in accordance with the standards established by the approved and certified testing facility. A specimen will be treated as negative if the result of the initial test or the confirmatory test is negative. All urine samples will be “split samples” so that if the original specimen test is positive, the employee may request the retained sample be tested. This request must be received by the Company in writing within seventy-two (72) hours of the employee’s notice of a positive result. The split sample will be tested at a different NIDA certified laboratory, at the employee’s expense. If the second test is negative, the test will be deemed to be negative. With respect to alcohol testing, it is anticipated that the initial testing will be done by using Evidential Breath Testing Devices (EBT). Breath alcohol testing requires the individual to provide a breath sample. A blood alcohol concentration of .04 or greater will constitute a positive result. Initial positive test results will be verified through additional analysis prior to any reporting of a positive result.2 The person being tested may request in writing, within twenty-four hours of the test results, the opportunity to provide information concerning any d rugs or medication recently used that may have affected test results. Verified positive test results will be kept confidential between those persons at the Company with a need to know the results, the medical facility/laboratory, and the employee. However, the Company reserves the right to refer to the results at any hearing, arbitration, or other proceeding, including litigation, initiated regarding the employee. Confirmed positive test results for drugs and/or alcohol under this policy will be considered as reporting for duty under the influence under this policy.