General Fitness/Drug Free Workplace Flashcards
(General Fitness/Drug Free Workplace) Who’s responsible for managing their various medications to ensure that their ability to make decisions and perform appropriately is not compromised? Also, the duty to consult with their physician to determine if medication will impair one’s ability to perform the essential functions of their job and report such medications to the Health Detail?
The Member
(General Fitness/Drug Free Workplace) What is the blood/breath alcohol content which will be ground for discipline/termination?
.04
(General Fitness/Drug Free Workplace) Who is a member, whose actions, verbalization, suspected abuse of prescribed or over-the-counter medications, misuse of alcohol, ect, may pose a danger to himself or others called?
‘At Risk Member’
(General Fitness/Drug Free Workplace) What (2) indicators can be cause to initiate a reasonable investigation and to conduct a field sobriety test, and/or a blood or breath test?
- The odor of an alcoholic beverage
- An identifiable impairment
- Urine/Hair may also be collected or determine previous use and/or abuse*
(General Fitness/Drug Free Workplace) Before reporting for duty, who must a member notify when required to use prescription medication which they have been informed by a physician or pharmacist (to include prescription warning labels) has the potential to cause impairment while on duty?(2)
- The Health Detail
- Their Supervisor
(General Fitness/Drug Free Workplace) What must a member provide to the Health Detail upon receiving prescribed medications?
- A copy of the prescription
- A copy of the paperwork from the pharmacy
- The completed department approved medical evaluation form
- Also, a physician’s opinion regarding medication potential impairment and prescription duration*
(General Fitness/Drug Free Workplace) Prescriptions are required to be submitted to the Health Detail when?
- First prescribed
- If they will be taken while on duty
- If they may affect their job performance
(General Fitness/Drug Free Workplace) When must prescription be renewed with the Health Detail?
Annually
After the expiration of the time period the member will not have the approval for the use of the medication
(General Fitness/Drug Free Workplace) Will a member be entitled to representation by their bargaining association anytime during the drug testing process?
Yes
(General Fitness/Drug Free Workplace) If a supervisor has reason to believe that a member may be experiencing adverse effects or is under the influence of any controlled substance, prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications or any other substances that impairs their ability to perform their duties OR has reason to believe a member may be under the influence of alcohol, who will be notified immediately?
IAB
(General Fitness/Drug Free Workplace) After IAB has been notified reference a member possibly being under the influence of a narcotic or alcohol, how will that member be taken to the IAB office?
Unarmed
(General Fitness/Drug Free Workplace) If a supervisor has reason to believe that a member may be experiencing adverse effects or is under the influence of any controlled substance, prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications or any other substances that impairs their ability to perform their duties, has been transported to IAB UNARMED, who will be summoned, to conduct what?
A DRE officer to conduct a ‘preliminary assessment’
After a positive ‘Preliminary Assessment’ an on-call nurse will be summoned to the IAB office to collect blood and in some cases hair or urine
(General Fitness/Drug Free Workplace) How will IAB and the investigating supervisor document the reasonable suspicion reference a drug/alcohol test?
On a Statement of Complaint
The document will be provided to the subject employee prior to the actual test
(General Fitness/Drug Free Workplace) In reference to reasonable suspicion drug test, what will a supervisor do when there are visual observation of physical manifestations, such as track marks, slurred speech, dilated pupils or staggering?
Have the member perform a field sobriety test before at least (2) witness and have the drug test conducted ASAP
(General Fitness/Drug Free Workplace) If a member is suspected of using an illicit drug, who will place the member on administrative leave?
-The bureau commander, pending the results of the drug test
(General Fitness/Drug Free Workplace) Upon completion of a sample collection, the member will be released to the custody of a supervisor in his chain of command who may then place the member on ___________ pending the results of the drug test.
-Administrative Leave