Agenda - 10-21-2002 - 5 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

g Attachment 2 Orange County Employee Drug-Free Workplace Policy Affirmation Form Policy Its employees are Orange County Government's most valuable resource and, therefore, their health and safety is a serious concern. Orange County will not tolerate substance abuse or use which imperils the health and well-being of its employee or threatens its service to the public. Furthermore, employees have a right to work in a drug and alcohol free environment and with persons free from the effect of drug or alcohol abuse. It is the policy of Orange County to maintain a workforce free of substance abuse. 1. Reporting to work or performing work for the county while impaired by or under the influence of any intoxicant, drug or chemical which interferes with the employee's work performance or which might adversely affect safety is prohibited. 2. The illegal use, possession, dispensation, distribution, manufacture or sale of controlled substances by employees at the worksite, during work hours or while the employee is on duty, on official county business or when on stand-by duty is prohibited. 3. Violation of such prohibitions by County employees is considered conduct detrimental to county service and will result in disciplinary action in accordance with the Personnel Ordinance provisions related to unacceptable personal conduct. 4. Employees are required to notify the employing department head or designee within five. days of any criminal drug statute conviction where such conviction was due to an occurrence at the worksite, during work hours, or while on duty, official business, or stand-by duty. An employee who is convicted of violating any criminal drug statute in such workplace situations as stated above will be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with the Personnel Ordinance provisions related to unacceptable personal conduct. 5. Departments that receive federal grants must, in turn, report any such criminal drug statute convictions as stated above of an employee in that department covered by federal grants to federal agencies from which grants are received within 10 days after receiving notice from the employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. 6. Employees will be given a copy of the Drug-Free Workplace Policy. Employees will be informed that they must abide by the terms of the policy as a condition of employment and of the consequences of any violation of such policy. Drug and Alcohol Testing 7. Orange County conducts drug and alcohol tests as provided in policy, including: • Random testing for employees whose position are covered by FTA regulations or who drive emergency response vehicles.