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The STT or BAT will note on the ATF the reason for the new test. If efforts to get the ASD to work properly fail, the technician will direct the employee to take a new test immediately, using an EBT for the screening test. Devices, swabs, gloves or other materials used in the prior saliva or breath tube testing will not be used in subsequent tests. Alcohol Screening Results. A result with an alcohol concentration of less than 0.02 will be recorded on the ATF; the result will be transmitted, in a confidential manner, to the DER with the test concluded without consequence. A result with an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or higher requires the employee to take a confirmation test. If the same BAT who conducted the alcohol screening test will also conduct the confirmation test, the test will begin immediately. If a different BAT will conduct the confirmation test, the technician conducting the screening test will direct the employee to the site where the test will take place. The technician will also advise the employee not to eat, drink, put anything (e.g., cigarette, chewing gum) into the employee's mouth, or belch, during the 15-minute waiting period until the test occurs. The different BAT will require positive identification of the employee, explain the confirmation procedures, and use a new ATF. The BAT will note on the "Remarks' line of the ATF that a different BAT or STT conducted the screening test. The employee will be observed by the technician or an employer representative on the way to the confirmation testing site. The employee will be directed not to attempt to drive a motor vehicle to the confirmation testing site. Alcohol Confirmation Test All alcohol confirmation tests will be conducted by BATS using EBTs. The BAT will ensure that the time since the screening test has been at least 15 minutes, and the employee has been advised not to eat, drink, put anything (e.g., cigarette, chewing gum) into the employee's mouth, or belch. The BAT will conduct an air blank on the EBT in the presence of the employee. The reading must be 0.00 for the test to proceed. If the reading is greater than 0.00, another air blank must be conducted; the EBT must not be used (taken out of service) if the second reading is greater than 0.00. The EBT cannot be used for testing until it is found to be within tolerance limits on an external check of calibration. A new sealed mouthpiece will be opened, in view of the employee, and used for the test. The employee will be instructed to blow steadily and forcefully into the mouthpiece for at least six seconds or until the device indicates that an adequate amount of breath has been obtained. The results will be shown to the employee and printed for application to the ATF. Alcohol Confirmation Results. If the alcohol confirmation test result is lower than 0.02, nothing further is required of the employee. If the alcohol confirmation test result is 0.02 or higher, the BAT will immediately transmit the result directly to the DER in a confidential manner. Problems in Alcohol Testing. The Plan addresses the situations in which an employee has refused to take an alcohol test. See Section IV.6, "DOT Alcohol Violations and Prohibited Conduct." In situations where an employee is unable to provide sufficient saliva to complete a screening test, the Company will ensure that the employee takes a breath test immediately. In situations where an employee is unable to provide sufficient breath to complete a test, the employee will be sent for an evaluation, within five days, by a licensed physician who is acceptable to the Company. The physician will have expertise in the medical issues raised by the employee's failure to provide a breath specimen, as well as be apprised of the consequences of the appropriate DOT agency regulation for refusing to take the required alcohol test. The physician will provide the Company with a signed statement of their conclusions. If it is the reasonable medical judgment of the physician, that a medical condition has, or with a high degree of probability could have, precluded the employee from providing a sufficient amount of breath, the test will be canceled by the Company. If there is not an adequate basis for determining that a medical condition has, or with a high degree of probability could have, precluded the employee from providing a sufficient amount of breath, this constitutes a refusal to test. Premium Concrete Services, Inc.- PHMSA DRUG/ALCOHOL PLAN 32 �I NATIONAL COMPLIl�NGE MANAGEMENT SERVIOE, INO. (NCM612011 (update 2021J. The NCMS plan is the sub�eU of o re9lslerotl copYrlyht and Is protacled by copyright laws in the U 5. and else�vhero. All rlyhts vsaNed