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TRANSPORTATION EMPLOYEE DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY UNDER THE OMNIBUS TRANSPORTATION EMPLOYEE TESTING ACT Continued sensitive functions until twenty-four hours have elapsed following the determination of reasonable suspicion. POST-ACCIDENT. A post-accident alcohol and drug test is required if an employee operating a CMV is involved in an accident, as ucfined in this policy, that results in: 1. The death of a person or persons regardless of the amount of vehicle or property damage; or 2. The employee receives a citation for a moving traffic violation arising from the accident. The employee must provide an alcohol test sample as soon as practicable alter the occurrence of the accident. If the employee does not receive the test within 2 hours of the accident, the reasons shall be documented. After 8 hours, all attempts to conduct the alcohol test shall cease and the reasons shall be documented. The employee must provide a urine sample tor controlled substances testing as soon as practicable alter the accident. After 32 hours, all attempts to conduct the test shall cease and the reasons shall be documented. An employee subject to post accident testing must remain available or the employee shall be considered to have reliised to submit to testing. The employee is prohibited from using alcohol for 8 hours following the accident or until the employee has undergone a post-accident alcohol test, whichever comes first. RETURN-TO-DUTY TESTING. An employee found to have violated this policy shall not return to work until after undergoing retum-to-duty tests indicating an alcohol concentration of less than 0.02 and a verified negative result from controlled substances. FOLLOW-LT TESTING. Following a detennination by a SAP that an employee is in need of assistance in resolving problems with alcohol abuse and/or controlled substances use, an emplovee shall be subject to unannounced follow-up alcohol and/or controlled substances testing as directed by the SAP. Follow-up testing shall not exceed 60 months from the date of the employee ’s return to duty. RANDOM TESTING. The City of Orono will randomly select employees subject to this policy for unannounced alcohol and controlled substances testing using . computer based random number generator that is matched with an employees identifying number. Alcohol testing shall be performed just before, during or after an employee ’s performance of safety-sensitive duties. Employees selected for testing must proceed immediately to the testing site; provided, however, that if an emplovee is performing a safety-sensitive function at the time of notification, the emplovee shall cease performing the safety-sensitive function and proceed to the testing site as soon as possible FHWA rules require the City of Orono to conduct random controlled