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Orange County Personnel Rules and Regulations Manual Issue Date: 10/21/09 16 <br />employee. Once notified of a random test, the employee proceeds <br />immediately to the testing site by transportation which may be provided <br />by the department. <br />3. Post - Accident <br />a: As soon as practical following a covered accident, the supervisor or <br />department head arranges for a drug and alcohol test to be administered <br />to the covered employee. If the need for the test arises outside of <br />County business hours, the supervisor or department head may obtain <br />necessary information to arrange for the drug and alcohol test from the <br />County 9 -1 -1 Center. <br />b. The post - accident alcohol test should be administered within two hours, <br />and no later than eight hours following the accident. If the test is not <br />administered within two hours, the supervisor must document, and <br />submit to the Human Resource Department the reason the alcohol test <br />was not administered. If the alcohol test is not administered within <br />eight hours following an accident, attempts to administer the test cease <br />and the supervisor documents and submits to the Human Resource <br />Department the events that resulted in the failure to administer the test. <br />c. A post - accident drug test must be administered within 32 hours <br />following the accident. If the drug test is not administered within 32 <br />hours, the supervisor should document, and submit to the Human <br />Resource Department, the reasons for not administering the test. <br />d. An employee subject to post - accident testing must remain readily <br />available for testing. It is considered a refusal to submit to testing, and <br />thus has the same consequence as a positive test result, if an employee <br />unnecessarily leaves the scene of an accident before a required test is <br />administered, or if the employee fails to remain readily available for <br />testing. <br />e. In no case, should the post- accident testing requirement delay medical <br />attention for persons injured in the accident. <br />4. Pre- Employment <br />a. After the offer for employment is made for a position covered under <br />this policy, the final candidate is required to undergo a drug test prior to <br />beginning work in the .position. A positive test result or refusal to <br />submit to the drug test will result in disqualification for employment. <br />b. An applicant who refuses to submit to a drug test will not be considered <br />for employment for a two year period following the refusal. <br />Page 13 <br />