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14 Attachment 11.7 Alcohol Test Results between 0.02 and 0.04 11.7.1 An employee who is tested and found to have an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or greater but less than 0.04 must not perform any covered duties for the next 24 hours. The employee must leave the workplace (not in a County vehicle) and must not report back to work until the end of the 24 hour period. The employee may use earned Vacation Leave or leave without pay to cover any missed work time. 11.7.2 An employee who receives test results between 0.02 and 0.04 is counseled about the requirement of reporting to work without the presence of alcohol in his or her system. 11.7.3 An employee who is tested and found to have an alcohol concentration of 0.02 but less than 0.04 and who has previously had an alcohol test result between 0.02 and 0.04 Tesew~~ is subject to disciplinary action, including dismissal, in accordance with this Ordinance. On any third occurrence of a test result between 0.02 and 0.04, the employee is dismissed, in accordance with this Ordinance. 11.8 Special Drug Test Results 11.8.1 An adulterated or substituted specimen is considered a refusal to test. 11.8.2 A negative, dilute specimen is a negative drug test but requires a retest before return to duty. Only one retest may be performed. A second negative, dilute specimen is considered a negative drug test. 11.9 Alcohol Testing Procedures 11.8.1 Any alcohol test will be conducted at a site which affords visual and aural privacy to the individual being tested. Unauthorized persons will not be permitted access to the testing location when a test is in progress. 11.8.2 Alcohol testing will be performed by a Breath Alcohol Technician (BAT) trained and certified in the principles of Evidential Breath Testing (EBT) methodology. 11.8.3 Alcohol tests with a result of 0.02 alcohol concentration or greater must be confirmed with an EBT that is capable of printing out each test result.