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<br /> . I <br /> . <br /> THE CITY OF ARDEN fiLLS POLICY IMPLEMENTING .' <br /> THE FEDERAL OMNIBUS TRANSPORTATION EMPLOYEE TESTING ACT I <br /> AND RELATED REGULATIONS '. <br />The abuse of drugs and alcohol is a nationwide problem which affects persons of every age, race I <br />and gender. The City of Arden Hills recognizes that work performance and public safety <br />problems are created when employees use or abuse controlled substances or alcohol. Therefore, <br />the City of Arden Hills wishes to provide a safe workplace for its employees and to maintain a . <br />drug and alcohol free workplace. <br />The purpose of this policy is to establish programs designed to help prevent accidents and . <br />injuries resulting from the misuse of alcohol or use of controlled substances by drivers of <br />commercial motor vehicles. This policy implements the requirements of the federal Omnibus I <br />Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 and the U.S. Department of Transportation <br />Regulations, 49 C.F.R., Part 382. <br />1. POLICY I <br /> All employees are strictly prohibited from using, possessing, manufacturing, <br /> dispensing, selling, or transferring drugs, alcohol or drug paraphernalia or being I <br /> under the influence of drugs or alcohol while working or performing job duties or <br /> while on City premises or while operating City vehicles, machinery or equipment. -, <br /> No employee shall perform safety-sensitive functions within four (4) hours after <br /> using alcohol. Any employee found to be in violation of this policy is subject to <br /> discipline up and including termination of employment. <br />2. COVERAGE I <br /> The Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act (the Act), requires that all I <br /> employees whose job duties include the operation of a commercial motor vehicle <br /> and who are required to hold a commercial driver's license (CDL), shall be <br /> subject to drug and alcohol testing. "Commercial Motor Vehicle" (CMV), means . <br /> a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used to transport passengers or <br /> property if the motor vehicle meets anyone of the following criteria: <br /> - <br /> (a) Has a gross combination weight rating of 26,000 or more pounds; or I <br /> (b) has a gross combination weight rating of26,000 or more pounds inclusive of a , <br /> towed unit with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds; or <br /> ( c) designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver; or I <br /> (d) a vehicle that is of any size and is used in the transportation of materials found to <br /> be hazardous for the purposes of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and I <br /> which require the motor vehicle to be placarded. <br /> -I <br /> I <br /> I <br />