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a. Definition of Qualifying Accidents <br />When a non -fatal accident occurs, any Covered Employees whose performance <br />either contributed to the accident or cannot be completely discounted as a <br />contributing factor to the accident, as determined by PCC using the best <br />information available at the time of the decision, shall be tested. A "non -fatal <br />accident" means an occurrence where an individual suffers a bodily injury and <br />immediately receives medical treatment away from the scene of the accident or <br />there is disabling damage to vehicle or other equipment. <br />ii. When there is a loss of human life (a fatal accident), each Covered Employee <br />whose performance could have contributed to the accident, as determined by <br />PCC using the best information available at the time of the decision, shall be <br />tested. <br />iii. In the case of a fatal accident involving a mass transit vehicle, (a) each surviving <br />Covered Employee on duty in the mass transit vehicle, and (b) Covered <br />Employees not on the vehicle whose performance could have contributed to the <br />accident, as determined by PCC using the best information available at the time <br />of the decision, shall be tested. <br />b. Timeframe for Testing Employees <br />i. Because certain drugs or drug metabolites do not remain in the body for <br />extended periods of time, the employee will be tested for Controlled Substances <br />as soon as practicable, but no later than thirty-two (32) hours after the accident. <br />Alcohol Tests should be conducted within 2 hours but must not be performed 8 <br />hours after the incident. <br />ii. When performing Post -Accident Testing, the Alcohol Test must be completed <br />before the collection of a urine sample. <br />If an Alcohol Test is required but is not administered within two (2) hours <br />following the accident, PCC shall prepare and maintain on file a record stating <br />the reasons the test was not promptly administered. If a required Alcohol Test is <br />not administered within eight (8) hours following the accident, PCC shall cease <br />attempts to administer an Alcohol Test and shall state in the record the reasons <br />for not administering the test. These records shall be made available to FTA <br />upon request. <br />iv. The decision not to administer a test shall be based on PCC's determination, <br />using the best available information at the time of the determination, that the <br />Covered Employee's performance could not have contributed to the accident. A <br />Covered Employee who is subject to Post -Accident Testing and who fails to <br />remain readily available for such testing may be deemed to have refused to <br />submit to testing. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the delay <br />of necessary medical attention for injured people following an accident or to <br />prohibit a Covered Employee from leaving the scene of an accident for the <br />period necessary to obtain assistance in responding to the accident or to obtain <br />necessary emergency medical care. <br />12��' <br />