The Department regards the “first unsuccessful attempt” to be very first time the employee comes out of the urination area with less than 45 mL of urine.
other information, such as barcodes and tracking numbers, to be affixed or printed on the ATF.
QUESTION: If an employee fails to provide a sufficient amount of urine during an observed collection, can an employer remove the employee from performing safety-sensitive functions pending receipt of the verified result from the Medical Review Officer (MRO)?
ANSWER: • Te Department believes an employee’s failing to provide a sufficient amount of urine during a directly observed col- lection is very similar to a laboratory’s reporting a positive, adulterated, or substituted test result to MRO.
• While we do not believe it is appropri- ate for an employer to remove the em-
ployee from safety-sensitive duties until receiving the MRO’s verified result, we think stand-down waiver provisions could be relevant.
• Terefore, employers can apply for a stand-down waiver that would permit the employee to be removed from safety- sensitive duties when heor she does not provide an adequate amount of urine during an observed collection.
• Te waiver request would need to meet all criteria outlined at 40.21 and should reference the fact that it is for standing an employee down who fails to provide an adequate amount of urine during an observed collection.
• The 40.21 waiver request for labo- ratory positive, adulterated, and substituted results will continue to be evaluated separately. ❚
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