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iv) has caused a work related accident or was helping to operate machinery, equipment, or vehicles involved in a work related accident and the supervisor in charge has reasonable suspicion that drugs or alcohol were involved. C. "Reasonable suspicion" shall be defined as that quantity of proof or evidence that is more than a hunch, but less than probably cause. Reasonable suspicion must be based on specific, objective facts and any rationally derived inferences from those facts about the conduct of an individual that would lead the reasonable person to suspect that the individual is or has been using drugs while on or off duty. d. The City may require an employee to undergo drug or alcohol testing if the employee has been referred to the City for chemical dependency treatment or evaluation which results in a determination that the employee is chemically dependent, in which case the employee may be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing without prior notice during the evaluation or treatment period and for a period of up to two (2) years following completion of any prescribed chemical dependency treatment program. Test sample collection shall be conducted in a manner which provides a high degree of security for the sample and freedom from adulteration. Employees may not be witnessed while submitting a urine sample. Administrative procedures and biologic testing of the samples shall be conducted to prevent the submission of fraudulent tests. All screening tests shall make use of a split sample which shall be used for confirmatory retests. Upon request, an employee shall be entitled to the presence of a representative before testing is administered. The testing may not be delayed for an unreasonable amount of time to allow the employee this opportunity. All samples shall be tested for CHEMICAL ADULTERATION, OPIATES, CANNABIS, PCP, COCAINE, AMPHETAMINES, BARBITURATES, BENZODIAZEPINES, AND ALCOHOL. The testing shall be done at a laboratory to be determined by the City and the following standards shall be used: DRUG � S G Amphetamines ng Barbiturates ng Benzodiazepine ng Cannabis ng Cocaine ng Opiates ng PCP ng Alcohol gm REENING TEST IR CONFIRMATION /ml Amphetamine ng/mg GC -MS /ml Barbiturate ng/ml GC -MS /ml Oxazepam ng/ml GC -MS /ml Delta -THC ng/ml GC -MS /ml Metabolite ng/ml GC -MS /ml Morphine, Codeine ng/ml GC -MS /ml PCP ng -ml GC -MS /dl Alcohol gm/dl GC -MS Any sample which has been altered or is shown to be a substance other than urine or blood shall be reported as such. All samples which test positive on a screening test shall be confirmed by gas chromatography -mass spectrophotometry, and no records of unconfirmed positive tests shall be released by the laboratory. 17 142286x12 Any sample which has been altered or is shown to be a substance other than urine or blood shall be reported as such. All samples which test positive on a screening test shall be confirmed by gas chromatography -mass spectrophotometry, and no records of unconfirmed positive tests shall be released by the laboratory. 17 142286x12