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B. It is illegal and a violation of this Policy to take a medication prescribed for someone else -
prescription medicine must be prescribed for the user by a licensed physician.
C. All employees are prohibited from consuming alcohol for four (4) hours prior to reporting for duty
and for eight hours after an accident, or until he/she has been tested pursuant to this Policy. This
prohibition applies equally to Transit Employees and CDL Holders by virtue of federal regulations.
D. Any and all employees who are on an on-call work status will not consume alcohol while on-call
status.

Section 900.006 Consequences for Violations

A. The following violations will result in an employee being placed on three days administrative leave
with pay with a recommendation of termination. At such time the recommendation of termination
will be forwarded to the Human Resources Director for review. The Human Resources Director will
schedule a conference with the Administrator or his or her designee to review the recommended
termination.
1. Employees who have drug test results confirmed by the Medical Review Officer a positive for a
prohibitive substance,
2. Employees who have a confirmed alcohol content of .04 or above, while on duty, confirmed by
an evidentiary breath testing devise or blood alcohol content,
3. Employees who refuse to test under the provisions of this policy,
4. Employees who adulterate or substitute their specimens and reported by GC/MS and confirmed
by the MRO.

B. CONSEQUENCES FOR OTHER VIOLATIONS :
1. Employees whose blood alcohol content is between .02 to .039 will be removed from duty for a
minimum of 8 hours and will receive appropriate disciplinary action appropriate to the
“Progressive discipline” policy provisions.
2. Negative Dilute when reported by the MRO will require a second test under direct observation

Section 900.007 Notification Requirements

A. If any employee is prescribed a drug whose use may affect their job performance, that employee must
immediately notify the supervisor of the prescription. For example, if an employee's prescription drug
label reads that the user should not operate a car or machinery while taking the drug or that the drug
causes drowsiness, and the employee operates a car or machinery in the course of employment, or if
the employee is a safety-sensitive employee, that employee must notify his or her supervisor of the
prescription prior to coming on duty.
B. An employee who is not on-call status, but is called during non-working hours and who have been
drinking alcohol must inform the caller that the employee have been consuming alcohol and cannot
respond to the request. No disciplinary action will be taken against the employee for not responding
due to the consumption of alcohol when the employee is not on-call.
C. Appropriate law enforcement agencies will be notified of any controlled substances found on Augusta,
Georgia property and these substances will be disposed of in accordance with policies and procedures
of the law enforcement agency called.
D. Employees must notify the department head if the employee is convicted of any Georgia Controlled
Substances Act statute in connection with activity occurring in the workplace. This notification must
be made within 5 days of the conviction.

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