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A drug and alcohol test will also be conducted if the accident results in injuries requiring <br /> immediate medical treatment away from the accident scene,or if one or more vehicles incur <br /> disabling damage that requires towing from the accident site,unless SRA determines that the <br /> employee's performance can be completely discounted as a contributing factor to the <br /> accident. The decision regarding whether the employee's performance involved in an <br /> accident is the sole discretion of SRA using the best information available at that time. Any <br /> other employee(s)whose performance may have contributed to the accident will also be <br /> tested. <br /> SRA also reserves the right, for insurance purpose,to test a safety-sensitive employee <br /> under its own authority,even when the accident does not meet FTA guidelines. <br /> Post-accident testing shall not delay necessary medical treatment. <br /> SRA prohibits alcohol use by any covered employee required to take a post-accident alcohol <br /> test under Section 655.44 for a minimum of eight hours following the accident or until the <br /> covered employee undergoes a post-accident test,whichever comes first. <br /> In the rare event the employee is unable to submit to a post-accident test within the required <br /> timeframe(8 hours for lchol and 32 hours for drugsdue to circumstances beyond heir <br /> control,the results of a blood, urine and breath alcohol test conducted by federal, state or local <br /> officials having independent authority to test,will be considered to meet the post-accident <br /> requirements if the test conforms to applicable federal, state,or local testing requirements and <br /> the results are obtained by SRA, as per Section 655.44(a)(2)(ii). <br /> LEAVING THE ACCIDENT <br /> Any safety-sensitive employee,who leaves the scene of an accident without a justifiable <br /> reason or explanation prior to the required post-accident test, is considered to have <br /> refused a test,and will be immediately removed from their duty and terminated. <br /> RANDOM <br /> A covered employee may be randomly tested for prohibited drug use anytime while on duty. <br /> Any drug which(1) is not legally obtained;(2)can be legally obtainable but is not, (3) is <br /> used in a manner or for a purpose other than prescribed,or(4) is used by an individual other <br /> than the person for whom it is prescribed. Any illegal drug or substance identified in <br /> Schedules I through V of Section 202 of the Controlled Substance Act(21 USC 812),and as <br /> further defined by 21 CFR 1300.11 through 1300.15. <br /> Covered employees in safety sensitive functions are subject to random,unannounced testing <br /> throughout the year. SRA ensures that the selection of employees for random testing is made <br /> by a scientifically valid method, such as a random table number or a computer-based random <br /> number generator,so that each covered employee shall have an equal chance of being tested <br /> each time selections are made. SRA also ensures that the random drug testing is spread out <br /> throughout the calendar year, including any day and times a safety sensitive function is being <br /> performed. <br /> The covered employee who is notified that they have been selected for random drug and/or <br /> alcohol testing must immediately proceed to the test site. <br /> If a manager is in the random selection pool and responsible for generating or receiving the <br /> random list, or for notifying employees selected by the random list,the list will act as <br /> notification to the manager, if the manager is selected,and the manager will proceed <br /> immediately to the test site. <br /> 128 <br />