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18 <br />Attachment <br />• Assures information regarding the testing and referral of <br />employees and applicants under this policy is treated as <br />confidential in accordance with the requirements of North <br />Carolina law governing the privacy of employee personnel <br />records. <br />• Makes arrangements for testing services and assures these are <br />in compliance with the Federal drug and alcohol testing <br />regulations. <br />• Assures federally required drug and alcohol testing records are <br />maintained. <br />• Submits annual drug and alcohol testing reports as required by <br />the State and Federal Government. <br />• Maintains the list of positions which are identified as County <br />safety sensitive under Orange County's safety sensitive <br />definition and positions which are identified as FTA safety <br />sensitive seve~'~ by Federal Drug and Alcohol Testing <br />regulations. <br />• Arranges for referrals to a substance abuse professional when a <br />positive test or refusal to test occurs. <br />• Receives and communicates test results to the department <br />head. <br />• Provides for one hour of training for each employee in a <br />FTA safety sensitive or County safety sensitive position in <br />the signs and symptoms of drug and alcohol abuse, <br />including the effects and consequences of drug and <br />alcohol abuse on health, safety and the work place. <br />• Provides access to this policy and the corresponding <br />federal regulations including 49 CFR Parts 655 and 40, as <br />amended, for all employees. <br />• Provides at least two hours of training for supervisors on the <br />physical, behavioral, speech and performance indicators of <br />probable drug and alcohol use. <br />__ _. <br />__ <br />__ <br />d. The Medical Review Officer (MRO): <br />• When the test of the primary specimen is positive, substituted <br />or adulterated, notifies the employee or applicant that he or <br />