Agenda - 03-10-20; 8-n Attachment 1 - System Safety Plan

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policies, procedures and responsibilities, or references the appropriate master document containing that information. The goal is to provide a safe, healthy and productive drug-free work environment for all employees. A person being under the influence of a drug or alcohol while on the job poses serious safety and health risk to the user, co-workers as-well-as passengers. OCPT has established a policy of a drug-free work environment. Any safety-sensitive or non-safety- sensitive employee that has a verified positive drug or alcohol test or refuses to take a drug test will be placed on paid administrative leave pending the County decision as to disciplinary action. And employees will be informed of educational and rehabilitation programs available, and referred to a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) for assessment. A positive drug and/or alcohol test will also result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. OCPT will follow guidelines established by the Orange County Administration Rules & Regulations of the Drug &Alcohol policy. 3.3 Training and Development 3.3a.—VEHICLE OPERATOR/DRIVER TRAINING Driver Training Once qualified candidates are identified and hired, OCPT provides initial and ongoing refresher training critical to ensure proper operations and adherence to the transit providers' rules and regulations. OCPT understands that proper qualification of operating and maintenance personnel is a vital part of a safe transit environment. Driver training addresses specific safety- related issues appropriate to the type of vehicle and driving assignment. Special consideration is also given to crisis management concerns such as fire and evacuation. • Traffic Regulations—Training addresses state and local traffic rules and regulations, traffic signs and signals, and proper vehicle operations (including proper use of hand signals). • Defensive Driving and Accident Prevention —Training stresses defensive driving principles, collision prevention, and concepts of preventable accidents as a measure of defensive driving success. OCPT drivers are taught to always drive defensively. This means driving to avoid and prevent accidents. It means driving with the vehicle under control at all times, within the applicable speed limits, or less if driving conditions so indicate, and anticipating possible unsafe actions of other drivers. Special attention is given in the OCPT safety program to hazardous conditions. These hazardous conditions include but are not limited to: Winter driving Fog Rainstorms/thunderstorms Flash flooding Tornadoes Skids 841Page