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SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY
Consistent with the county’s policy to maintain a safe, healthy, drug-free work environment in compliance with the Drug-Free Work Place Act of 1988 and the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991, and in the interest of assuring the safety of the general public by employing persons in safety sensitive positions that do not abuse alcohol or illegal drugs, the following policies are adopted and strictly adhered to by the county. For purposes of complying with federal drug and alcohol regulations, the substance abuse testing procedures for employees covered by the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 (commercial driver’s license) shall be established and administered separately from the county’s overall substance abuse testing program.
(2001 Code, § 31.080) (Ord. passed 1-14-2000)
This policy applies to all employees that are subject to appointment by the Judge/Executive, with approval from the Fiscal Court, employees of other constitutional officers that are required to have commercial driver’s licenses, and employees of constitutional officers that have requested in writing that their employees be covered by these policies. Additionally, all applicants for county employment are subject to pre-employment drug testing. However, random testing requirements contained within this policy are applicable only to persons required to have commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) pursuant to the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991, and those persons employed by the county deemed to be performing safety sensitive functions, as delineated within the random testing policy. For testing purposes, those employees subjected to testing for compliance with CDL regulations shall be maintained in separate testing programs.
(2001 Code, § 31.081) (Ord. passed 1-14-2000)
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