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b Appendix B B, Reasonable suspicion testing We, will conduct reasonable suspicion testing when a supervisor suspects an employee may be in violati on of this policy. Management will document the suspicion in writing prior to the, release of the test findings, A reasonable suspicion test may occur based on o Observed behavior, such as direct drug /alcohol use or possession and /or physical symptoms of drug and /or alcohol use o A pattern of abnormal conduct or erratic behavior, o Arrest or conviction for a drug- related offense or identification of an employee as the focus of a criminal investigation into illegal drug possession, use or trafficking. The employee must notify the City within five working days of any drug - related conviction; o Information provided either by reliable and credible sources or independently corroborated regarding an employee's substance Ilse, o Newly discovered evidence the employee tampered with a previous drug or alcohol test, o Reasonable suspicion testing does not require certainty. Mere hunches, however, do not justify testing To prevent this, we may train all manager /supervisors to recognize drug and alcohol - related signs and symptoms. Testing may be for drugs or alcohol, or both C. Post - accident testing We will conduct post - accident testing whenever an accident occurs which includes workers compensation accidentshijuries. We consider an accident an unplanned, unexpected or unintended event that occurs on our property during the conduct of our business or during working hours, oT which involves one of our motor vehicles or a motor vehicle used in conducting company business, or is within the scope of employment and which results in any of the following: o A fatality of anyone involved in the accident, o Bodily injury to the employee and /or another person that requires off -site medical attention away f,orn the City's place of employment., o Vehicular damage in apparent excess of $500.00 or if the driver is cited; o Non - vehicular damage in apparentexcess of $500.00 When such an accident results in one of the situations above, we will test any employee who may have caused or contributed to the accident for drugs or alcohol use, or both. Drug and /or alcohol testing after an accident Once we determine a need to test, urine specimen collection (for drugs) or breath /saliva or blood (for alcohol) must occur as soon as possible after we determine a need to test. We will consider any employee who seeks to delay providing a specimen as refusing to be tested. Employees responsible for a work- related accident in which he or she was injured must grant us the right to request attending medical personnel obtain appropriate specimens. These include breath, saliva and /or blood to conduct alcohol testing and urine to conduct drug testing Employees grant its access to any and all other medical information that may be relevant in conducting a complete and thorough investigation of the work - related accident. This includes a full medical report from the examining physician(s) or other health -care providers. As a condition of employment, we require a signed consent -to -test form. We reserve the right to determine who may have caused or contributed to a work - related accident. We may also choose not to test after minor accidents if there is no violation of a safety or work rule, minor damage and/or injuries and no reasonable suspicion. D. Random Drug Testing Random drug testing will include all full time employees and is conducted on an unannounced basis. A non -City testing organization uses computer software that ensures a truly random selection process in which all employees in the testing pool have an equal statistical likelihood of being selected for testing When the next random draw is conducted; all employees are again included in the pool with an equal chance of selection, regardless of whether an employee was previously selected. Random testing is designed to detect drug use in violation of the policy and ensure that we maintain confidence in our