Drug Testing (Article 49) – Questions Answered
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The purpose of this policy is to deter 1. Employees are at the highest state of readiness
alcohol and substance abuse and to while on duty.
ensure that: 2. Employees are physically and mentally sound to
perform their duties.
3. A safe workplace is provided for all employees.
The policy is intended to be _________, corrective
rather than punitive, in application.
Consistent prevention and rehabilitation
with the other components of the
Health & Fitness Program, emphasis
shall be placed on:
Palm Beach County shall _____ have a NOT
legal duty under this article to request
an employee or job applicant to
undergo drug testing.
"Alcohol" means: ethyl alcohol (ethanol)
"Chain of Custody" refers to: the methodology of tracking specified materials or
substances for the purpose of maintaining control
and accountability from initial
collection to final disposition for all such materials or
substances and providing
for accountability at each stage in handling, testing,
storing and reporting of test
results.
,"Collection Site" means a place where employees present themselves for the
purpose of providing a specimen to be analyzed for
the presence of drugs.
"Collection Site Person" means a person provided by an approved laboratory
who instructs and assists employees at a collection
site and who receives and makes an initial
examination of the specimen provided by those
employees.
"Confirmation test, "confirmed test", or means a second analytical procedure run on a
"confirmed drug test" means sample that was positive on the initial screening test.
- The second analytical procedure must be used to
identify the presence of a specific drug or metabolite
in a specimen.
"Drug" means alcohol, including distilled spirits, wine, malt
beverages and intoxicating liquors, Amphetamines,
Cannabinoids, Cocaine, Phencyclidine , and Opiates.
"Drug test" or "test" means any chemical, biological or physical instrumental
analysis in conformity with this policy, administered
for the purpose of determining the presence or
absence of a drug or its metabolites.
"Employee" means any Bargaining Unit member who works for salary,
wages, or other remuneration for Palm Beach County
Fire Rescue Department.
"Employee assistance program" means an established program for employee assessment,
counseling, and referral to an alcohol and drug
rehabilitation program.
"GC/MS" means gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
, "Initial drug test" means a sensitive, rapid and reliable procedure to identify
negative and presumptive positive specimens. The
initial screen for all drugs shall be an immunoassay
procedure, except that, the initial test for alcohol
shall
be an enzyme oxidation methodology.
"Job applicant" means a person who has applied for a special risk or safety-
sensitive position with Palm Beach County and has
been offered employment conditioned upon
successfully passing a drug test.
"Laboratory" means a facility, inside or outside the State of Florida,
licensed by the Department of Health and
Rehabilitative Services that is mutually agreed upon
by Local 2928 and Palm Beach County. The parties
shall select a
laboratory prior to the implementation of this policy.
"Medical Review Officer or MRO" a licensed physician, employed with
means or contracted with by Palm Beach County Firefighters
Employee Benefit Fund, who is responsible for
receiving and reviewing all confirmation results for
the
laboratory.
The MRO is responsible for: contacting all positively tested individuals to inquire
about possible prescriptive or over-the-counter
medications, which could have caused a positive test
result.
"Nonprescription controlled amphetamines; cannabinoids; cocaine; phencyclidine
substance" means (PCP); or opiates obtained without a prescription.
"Reasonable suspicion drug testing" means drug testing based on a belief that
means an employee is using or has used drugs in violation
of the employer's policy, drawn from specific
objective and articulable facts and reasonable
inferences
drawn from those facts in light of experience.
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The purpose of this policy is to deter 1. Employees are at the highest state of readiness
alcohol and substance abuse and to while on duty.
ensure that: 2. Employees are physically and mentally sound to
perform their duties.
3. A safe workplace is provided for all employees.
The policy is intended to be _________, corrective
rather than punitive, in application.
Consistent prevention and rehabilitation
with the other components of the
Health & Fitness Program, emphasis
shall be placed on:
Palm Beach County shall _____ have a NOT
legal duty under this article to request
an employee or job applicant to
undergo drug testing.
"Alcohol" means: ethyl alcohol (ethanol)
"Chain of Custody" refers to: the methodology of tracking specified materials or
substances for the purpose of maintaining control
and accountability from initial
collection to final disposition for all such materials or
substances and providing
for accountability at each stage in handling, testing,
storing and reporting of test
results.
,"Collection Site" means a place where employees present themselves for the
purpose of providing a specimen to be analyzed for
the presence of drugs.
"Collection Site Person" means a person provided by an approved laboratory
who instructs and assists employees at a collection
site and who receives and makes an initial
examination of the specimen provided by those
employees.
"Confirmation test, "confirmed test", or means a second analytical procedure run on a
"confirmed drug test" means sample that was positive on the initial screening test.
- The second analytical procedure must be used to
identify the presence of a specific drug or metabolite
in a specimen.
"Drug" means alcohol, including distilled spirits, wine, malt
beverages and intoxicating liquors, Amphetamines,
Cannabinoids, Cocaine, Phencyclidine , and Opiates.
"Drug test" or "test" means any chemical, biological or physical instrumental
analysis in conformity with this policy, administered
for the purpose of determining the presence or
absence of a drug or its metabolites.
"Employee" means any Bargaining Unit member who works for salary,
wages, or other remuneration for Palm Beach County
Fire Rescue Department.
"Employee assistance program" means an established program for employee assessment,
counseling, and referral to an alcohol and drug
rehabilitation program.
"GC/MS" means gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
, "Initial drug test" means a sensitive, rapid and reliable procedure to identify
negative and presumptive positive specimens. The
initial screen for all drugs shall be an immunoassay
procedure, except that, the initial test for alcohol
shall
be an enzyme oxidation methodology.
"Job applicant" means a person who has applied for a special risk or safety-
sensitive position with Palm Beach County and has
been offered employment conditioned upon
successfully passing a drug test.
"Laboratory" means a facility, inside or outside the State of Florida,
licensed by the Department of Health and
Rehabilitative Services that is mutually agreed upon
by Local 2928 and Palm Beach County. The parties
shall select a
laboratory prior to the implementation of this policy.
"Medical Review Officer or MRO" a licensed physician, employed with
means or contracted with by Palm Beach County Firefighters
Employee Benefit Fund, who is responsible for
receiving and reviewing all confirmation results for
the
laboratory.
The MRO is responsible for: contacting all positively tested individuals to inquire
about possible prescriptive or over-the-counter
medications, which could have caused a positive test
result.
"Nonprescription controlled amphetamines; cannabinoids; cocaine; phencyclidine
substance" means (PCP); or opiates obtained without a prescription.
"Reasonable suspicion drug testing" means drug testing based on a belief that
means an employee is using or has used drugs in violation
of the employer's policy, drawn from specific
objective and articulable facts and reasonable
inferences
drawn from those facts in light of experience.
