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sw Florida Statutes § 440.102(4) provide that . an employer is required to. conduct the - following types. of drug tests: 1) Job Applicant Testing: All job applicants will submit to a drug test. A refusal to submit to a drug test or a positive confanned drug test may be used as a basis for refusing to hire a job applicant. 2) Reasonable -Suspicion Testing: All employees will submit to reasonable - suspicion drug testing. Reasonable -suspicion drug testing is based on a belief that an employee is using or has used -drugs in violation of this Policy. Such a belief must be drawn from specific objective and articulable facts and reasonable inferences drawn from those facts in light of experience. Among other things, such facts and inferences may be based upon: a) Observable phenomena while at work, such as direct observation of drug use or of the physical symptoms or manifestations of being under the influence of a drug. b) Abnormal conduct or erratic behavior while at work or a significant deterioration in work performance. c) A report of drug rise, provided.by a.-reliable. and. credible source. d) Evidence --.that an -individual -has tampered with a drug test during his or her employment with the current employer. e) Information that an employee has caused, contributed to, or been involved in an accident while at work. f) Evidence that an employee has used, possessed, sold, solicited, or transferred 'drugs while working or while on the employer's premises or while operating the employer's vehicle, machinery, or equipment. 3) Routine Fitness -For -Duty Drup_ Testing: Employees will submit to routine fitness -for -duty drug testing that are . conducted as part of routinely scheduled fitness -for -duty medical examinations conducted in accordance with the Company's established policy or that are routinely scheduled for all members of an employment classification or group.