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(PCP); hallucinogens; methaqualone; opiates; barbiturates; benzodiazepines; synthetic narcotics;
designer drugs; or a metabolite of any of these substances.

k. Employee-- The term "employee" means any person who works for the District for salary, wages,
or other remuneration. As used in this policy, "employee" also means applicants for employment
and volunteers, unless otherwise stated.

l. Employee Assistance Program ("EAP").-- An established program capable of providing expert
assessment of employee personal concerns; confidential and timely identification services for
employee drug or alcohol abuse; referrals of employees for appropriate diagnosis, treatment,
and assistance; and follow-up services for employees who participate in the program or require
monitoring after returning to work.

m. First Offense-- An initial violation of the drug and alcohol-free workplace Policy whether it
involves drugs or alcohol.

n. Medical Review Officer ("MRO").-- A licensed physician responsible for receiving laboratory
results generated by the District’s drug testing program who has knowledge of substance abuse
disorders, laboratory testing procedures, and chain of custody collection procedures; who
verifies positive, confirmed test results; and who has the necessary medical training to interpret
and evaluate an employee’s positive test result in relation to the employee’s medical history or
any other relevant biomedical information.

o. Positive Breath Test-- A concentration of two one-hundredths (0.02) alcohol content or above.

p. Safety Sensitive Function(s).-- The term "safety sensitive function" means all time from the time a
covered employee begins work or is required to be in readiness to work until the time relieved
from work and responsibility for performing work. An individual is considered to be performing a
safety sensitive function during any period in which he/she is actually performing, ready to
perform, or immediately available to perform any safety sensitive function. Safety sensitive
functions include:

i. All time waiting at an employer or shipper, plant, terminal, facility, or other property, to be
dispatched unless the covered employee has been relieved from duty by the District;
ii. All time inspecting equipment or otherwise inspecting, servicing or conditioning any
commercial vehicle at any time;
iii. All time spent at the driving controls of a commercial motor vehicle;
iv. All time other than driving time, in or upon any commercial motor vehicle except time spent
resting in a sleeping berth;
v. All time loading or unloading a vehicle, supervising, or assisting in the loading or unloading,
attending a vehicle being loaded or unloaded, remaining in readiness to operate the vehicle
or in giving or receiving receipts for shipments loaded or unloaded; and

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