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Follow -tip Testing. The Company will conduct follow-up testing, as a series of tests that occur after an employee
<br />returns to covered safety -sensitive work, following a negative result on the return -to -duty drug and/or alcohol
<br />tests. Follow-up testing, as a minimum, will be for the substance associated with the violation. In addition, follow-up
<br />testing may be for both drugs and alcohol, as directed by the SAP's written follow-up testing plan.
<br />Follow-up testing is the Company's responsibility to conduct. The number and frequency of the follow- up tests will
<br />be determined by the SAP, but shall consist of at least six tests in the first 12 months following the covered
<br />safety -sensitive employee's return to duty. The follow-up plan will give both the number of tests and their
<br />frequency; the Company will select the actual day and time of the test and the tests are unannounced. Testing
<br />will only be conducted for an employee during, just before, or after his/her performance of DOT functions.
<br />Follow-up testing shall not exceed 60 months from the date of the covered employee's return to duty. The SAP
<br />may terminate the requirement for follow-up testing at any time after the first six tests have been administered, if
<br />the SAP determines that such testing is no longer necessary.
<br />2. Alcohol Test
<br />Compliance. The Company will follow Part 40 procedures for alcohol testing. A full description of DOT alcohol
<br />testing requirements can be found in Part 40, Subpart J ("Alcohol Testing Personnel"); Subpart K ("Testing Sites,
<br />Forms, Equipment and Supplies Used in Alcohol Testing").- Subpart L ("Alcohol Screening Tests"); Subpart M
<br />("Alcohol Confirmation Tests"); and, Subpart N ("Problems in Alcohol Testing"). These procedures apply to all DOT
<br />alcohol tests regardless of the reason for the test.
<br />Personnel and Testing Devices. The Company will only use qualified Screening Test Technicians (STT) or Breath
<br />Alcohol Technicians (BAT) for DOT alcohol tests. Technicians will complete requalification/certification
<br />training every five years. The technicians will subscribe to the ODAPC list -serve website to keep current
<br />on any changes to the DOT alcohol and drug testing regulations. These technicians will only conduct the
<br />test using DOT -approved devices. Devices are approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
<br />(NHTSA), an agency of DOT, and placed on the Conforming Products List (CPL).'4 The devices used by the
<br />Company will be maintained according to the particular manufacturer's specifications in the Quality Assurance
<br />Plan (OAP). External calibration checks will be performed at the intervals specified in the manufacturer's
<br />instructions for any EBT used for DOT- required alcohol confirmation testing. The inspection„ maintenance and
<br />calibration of the EBT shall be performed by its manufacturer or a maintenance representative certified either by the
<br />manufacturer or by a state health agency or other appropriate state agency.
<br />Testing Site, Forms, and Specimen. The Company will provide the employee with the specific location where the
<br />test will take place. Tests will be conducted in an area to prevent unauthorized people from hearing or seeing
<br />the employee's test result. The Company will remind the employee that failure to sign the DOT Alcohol Testing
<br />Form (ATF) at the instruction of the testing technician will be viewed as a refusal to test. The alcohol screening
<br />test may be conducted with breath or saliva, as applicable for the device used by the testing technician. Only
<br />breath will be used for the confirmation test, which is conducted by a BAT using an EBT.
<br />Test. The Company will inform the employee that they are required to carry and present a current valid picture ID,
<br />such as a driver's license, passport, or employer -issued picture ID to the testing site. The testing technician will
<br />perform a screening test and show the employee the test result. If the screening test result is an alcohol
<br />concentration of less than 0.02, no further testing is authorized, and there is no DOT action to be taken. The
<br />technician will document the result on the ATF, provide the employee a copy and also provide the Company and/or
<br />the Company's CITPA a copy. If the screening test result is 0.02 or greater, the employee will be required to take a
<br />confirmation test, which can only be administered by a BAT using an EBT. The BAT will wait at least 15-minutes,
<br />but not more than 30 minutes, before conducting the confirmation test. During that time, the employee will not be
<br />allowed to eat, drink, smoke, belch, put anything in their mouth or leave the testing area. Leaving the testing area
<br />without authorization may be considered a refusal to test. The BAT will perform an "air blank" (which must read
<br />0.00) on the EBT device to ensure that there is no residual alcohol in the EBT or in the air around it. The
<br />confirmation test result is the final result of the test, and the will be shown to the employee and on the printout
<br />from the EBT. If the result is less than 0.02, no action is taken under Part 199. Any result of 0.02 or greater will be
<br />immediately reported to the Company.
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