8.166 Drug Free Workplace

Question 1

The odor of an alcoholic beverage on an on-duty employee and/or articulable impairment will be cause to initiate an investigation and conduct a ___________

Answer 1

field sobriety test (FST) and PBT

Question 2

A concentration of alcohol that indicates a __________ percent or above at the time of a BAC test is per se impairment and may be grounds for discipline.

Answer 2

.02

Question 3

Employees having a reasonable suspicion to believe that another employee is impaired while on duty or is possessing, using, illegally manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing any prohibited drug will ______________report the facts and circumstances to a supervisor.

Answer 3

immediately

Question 4

An employee may voluntarily self-identify as an abuser of prescription or over-the-counter drugs or alcohol before being identified through other means. Such self-identification may occur through any supervisor in the employee’s chain of command or an association representative who then has an obligation to report it to _______________

Answer 4

the Office of Labor Relations

Question 5

(Drug Free workplace) An employee will be subject to termination (or an applicant will be disqualified) for:

Answer 5

1. Refusal to submit to a required drug or alcohol test.
2. Evidence of sample tampering, alteration, adulteration, or substitution.
3. A positive drug test indicating prohibited drug use.

Question 6

Upon becoming aware or developing reasonable suspicion of an employee’s impairment, a supervisor will contact the ____________immediately.

Answer 6

Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB)

Question 7

Prohibited Drugs Department employees, either on or off duty, will not:

Answer 7

1. Illegally possess any prohibited drug.
2. Use any prohibited drug unless properly prescribed by a physician and not beyond the amount prescribed.
3. Manufacture, distribute, or dispense any prohibited drug.

Question 8

Testing posiitive for THC is a___________ offense

Answer 8

Terminable.

Question 9

Prohibited drug use by any employee is strictly _____________

Answer 9

PROHIBITHED

Question 10

Upon becoming aware or developing reasonable suspicion of an employee’s impairment, a supervisor will contact the Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB) immediately. A Supervisor will:

Answer 10

1. Conduct a preliminary investigation (which may include an FST). The supervisor should request a secondary supervisor to observe any indicators of impairment to confirm the reasonable suspicion.
2. Coordinate administrative steps with IAB and transport the employee without delay to the IAB office, unarmed.
   3 Complete the Reasonable Suspicion Document provided by IAB.
3. Contact the on-call Police Employees Assistance Program (PEAP) supervisor to follow up with the involved employee.

Question 11

(Drug Free workplace) Sample collector will notify the squad’s supervisor no more than __________prior to the test.

Answer 11

45 minutes

Question 12

All commissioned personnel will be subject to alcohol and drug testing in instances of ___________or conduct that results in _____________ to another person

Answer 12

officer-involved shootings ; death or substantial bodily harm

Question 13

Commissioned supervisors will be subject to alcohol and drug testing immediately following a _____________ wherein the supervisor is considered at fault while driving a department vehicle that causes death or substantial bodily injury.

Answer 13

traffic accident