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Attachment A Indian River County , Florida Emergency Services District Sixty ( 60 ) Day Notice of Drug -Free Workplace Program For Teamsters Local 769 Collective Bargaining Unit Employees The District is committed to maintain a safe , healthy , and productive work environment for its employees ; to provide professional services for its citizens ; to maintain the integrity and security of its equipment and workplace ; and to perform all these functions in a fashion consistent with the interests and concerns of the community. The District believes that there is potential for serious consequences to your employment security , and our business , due to drug and alcohol use and/or abuse by employees , which has been shown to increase safety risks and absenteeism while decreasing productivity and quality . Pursuant to the District's philosophy and goals , it is codifying a Drug-Free Workplace Program to ensure that we will have a drug-free workplace . This program is intended to satisfy the Drug -Free Workplace Program requirements set forth in 440 . 102 , Florida Statutes , and Rule 59A, Florida Administrative Code . It is the policy of the District that unlawful possession , use , being under the influence, consumption , sale , purchase , distribution , dispensation , or manufacture by any employee of alcohol or any illegal drugs or illegally obtained drugs in the workplace , on District premises , or within its facilities , in the conduct of District-related work off District premises , or when operating District vehicles on or off duty is strictly prohibited and will be grounds for immediate termination . Nor will the District permit any employee to report to work or to perform his or her duties while taking prescription or non-prescription medication which adversely affects the person 's ability to safely and effectively perform his or her job duties . Employees are required to notify supervisors of all such medication use . It is a condition of employment to abide by the terms of this policy . In furtherance of its Drug-Free Workplace Policy , the District will institute drug and alcohol testing procedures beginning October 1 , 1998 . Under this testing program , special- risk and safety-sensitive candidates for employment, as well as current employees under certain limited circumstances (i . e . , for cause , fitness for duty and post accident) , will be subject to alcohol and drug testing . A complete copy of the District's Drug- Free Workplace Program will be provided to each employee and applicant in advance of the program' s commencement date . 1