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Browning Chapman, LLC <br />DRUG FREE WORKPLACE POLICY <br />Chapter 5 Page 16 of 477 © Safety Resources, Inc. 2016 <br /> <br />4. Specimen Retest Protocol: When the MRO has informed the employee of a verified “positive drug test” or <br />“refusal to test” because of adulteration or substitution, the employee/worker has 72 hours from the time of <br />notification to request a retest of his specimen at a different SAMHSA laboratory. The cost of the test will be the <br />responsibility of the employee/worker. The employee may make the request verbally or in writing and make <br />proper arrangements for payment with the MRO service. If the result of the retest is different from the original <br />result, the test will be cancelled, and a recollection will be needed. <br /> <br />C. ALCOHOL TESTING PROCEDURES <br />Alcohol testing is required for probable cause, post-accident/incident, and in immediate random testing situations. <br /> <br />Tests for alcohol shall be performed using the breath or blood to determine a BAC (blood alcohol content). If possible, a <br />breathalyzer type instrument conforming to DOT standards should be used. If that is not available, then a blood draw <br />may be used. <br /> <br />Failure to provide a sufficient breath sample to complete a breath test or r efusing to provide a blood sample will be <br />considered a “refusal to test” and have the same consequences as a positive test. <br /> <br />All alcohol test results with a confirmation test BAC level of .04 or higher will be considered positive and will require the <br />employee/worker to be removed from the owner’s property immediately. This result will also invalidate the <br />employees/workers CCS card, and in order to become eligible for a CCS card again the individual will have to complete <br />the required program of rehabilitation outlined by this policy. All alcohol test results with a confirmation test BAC level <br />of .020 through .039 will require the worker/employee to be removed from the owner’s site for twenty-four (24) hours <br />or until his/her next scheduled on duty time, whichever is longer. Any initial test that indicates a BAC of .02 or greater <br />will be confirmed by an EBT operated by a BAT. The confirmation test will be performed no sooner than fifteen (15) <br />minutes and no later than thirty (30) minutes following the completion of the initial test, per present DOT protocol. <br /> <br />DRUG TESTING RESULTS AND SANCTIONS/CONSEQUENCES <br /> <br />A. CCS IDENTIFICATION CARD AND DATABASE PROTOCOL: <br />1. Test results from all CCS required testing would be entered into the CCS database. The employee’s annual test <br />date will automatically be updated with the entry of a negative result. <br /> <br />2. A CCS card will be issued to the employee with a negative test result. A new card will not be issued each time a <br />test is taken; rather, the card will be issued periodically as is n eeded to update the employee’s photo and/or to <br />replace a worn, unreadable card. <br /> <br />3. The CCS cards will display the employee’s picture, name, and a computer generated identification number. If the <br />employee is collected at a location without the capabilities to take photos, the CCS ID card will be issued without <br />a picture. NOTE: All CCS and CCS reciprocity cards must have a photo on them by January 1, 2006, and any cards <br />issued after July 1, 2004 must have pictures on them. If a photo was not taken at the time o f testing, Midwest <br />Toxicology can take one for you at a later date and reissue the card. There will be a fee for this service. The CCS <br />Substance Abuse Card is the property of CCS and contractors are asked to make every effort to retrieve the card <br />of any person whose card has become invalid. <br /> <br />Contractors are required to send testing results to the database for tests taken for post-accident, annual, probable <br />cause/reasonable suspicion, random, follow-up, and return to duty testing. <br />