A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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52 Section 4. The supervisor will notify the employee when and where to report for substance testing in person in a private and confidential manner, as long as they speak personally with the employee. In no instance shall this be done in a public manner. If requested, the Employee's test result shall be provided to the Employee in a private and confidential manner. (AR 600 - 85, 5 - 14,c) Section 5. Post - accident testing shall only be conducted on employees whose work performance may have contributed to an accident or incident. At the time an employee is ordered to submit to post - accident substance testing, the employee will be given a written statement setting out the basis for establishing the post accident testing. (DA PAM 600 - 85, 3 - 2,b) Section 6. When reasonable suspicion exists that an employee has violated th e substance prohibitions, the Employer may require that an employee submit to substance testing. Reasonable suspicion must be based on specific objective facts and reasonable inferences drawn from these facts in the light of experience. The following exp lains reasonable suspicion testing. A. All DA civilian employees are subject to reasonable suspicion testing when there is a reasonable suspicion of on duty use or on duty impairment. B. DA employees in TDPs are subject to reasonable suspicion testing when the re is a reasonable suspicion that an employee uses illegal drugs, whether on or off duty. C. The supervisor will initiate testing when there is "reasonable suspicion" of illegal drug use (i.e., an articulable belief that an employee uses illegal drugs drawn from specific and particularized facts and reasonable inferences from those facts); mere hunches or rumors are not sufficient to initiate testing. (DA PAM 600 - 85, 3 - 2, a) Reasonable suspicion may be based upon: 1. Direct observation of drug use or possessio n and/or physical symptoms of being under the influence of an illegal drug. 2. A pattern of abnormal conduct or erratic behavior. 3. Conviction from a drug – related offense.