8.166 Drug Free Workplace

Question 1

Any __________ of an alcoholic beverage and/or articulable __________ WILL be cause to initiate an investigation

Answer 1

ODOR

IMPAIRMENT

Question 2

Investigation of impairment may utilize _______ and _______ to determine impairment of alcohol.

Answer 2

FST

PBT

Question 3

Department employees determined to be impaired while driving department vehicle_____________.

Answer 3

financially responsible for all damages or injuries.

LVMPD will seek protection from responsibility

Question 4

Employees who UNITENTIONALLY OR MADE to use a prohibited drug will:

1. 2.

Answer 4

Immediately notify a supervisor for medical

Proper administrative review

Employee suspecting another employee WILL notify a supervisor

Question 5

No employee will ingest over-the -counter medication beyond the recommended dosage.

Employees are responsible for ensuring they are not impaired at work.

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

Prescribed medications OR over-the-counter medications informed by a physician having potential for impairment
1.
2.

Answer 6

Submit LVMPD74 Medical Evaluation to Health & Safety

Prescribing physician provide medical opinion for SIDE EFFECTS and DURATION OF USE.

Department MRO may determine need for modified duty

Question 7

Department member is responsible for providing timely/accurate information for prescriptions and subsequent re-fills.

Prescriptions MUST be renewed __________.

Answer 7

Annually

Approval rescinded if not received.

Question 8

Self-identifying as an abuser of (prescription) drugs or alcohol will be allowed provided:

2. 3.

Answer 8

Not discovered by other means (i.e. random drug testing)

Employee disclosed to union, supervisor or Health & Safety

Enter LAST CHANCE AGREEMENT and UNANNOUNCED TESTING FOR TWO YEARS.

Question 9

LAST CHANCE AGREEMENT is subject to purge after two years.

Answer 9

FALSE

Remains with LABOR RELATIONS throughout time of employment

Can be purged from employee’s personnel file consistent with department’s purge policy for major suspension as condition of the AMNESTY PROGRAM

Question 10

Reference drug testing, employees will be subject to TERMINATION for:
1.
2.
3.

Answer 10

Refusing to submit to testing.

Sample tampering.

Positive drug test.

Question 11

Department’s workplace testing applies to:

Answer 11

EVERYONE!
- Applicants
- Recruits
- Non-comissioned applying to commissioned
- Transfer to specialized unit
- Reasonable suspicion
- Drug testing agreed to according to CBA
- Random
- Volunteer testing for official investigation.

Question 12

REASONABLE SUSPICION testing may be used following arrest for a drug or alcohol related offense.

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

REASONABLE SUSPICION testing may be used for newly discovered evidence employee tampered with a previous test.

Answer 13

TRUIE

Question 14

When conducting preliminary investigation into impairment, supervisors should (4 things):

Answer 14

• Request a second supervisor to observe the indicators
• IMMEDIATELY contact IAB
• Transport the employee without delay to the IAB office UNARMED
• Contact the on-call PEAP supervisor.

Question 15

For reasonable suspicion of alcohol, employee will be REQUIRED to submit to breathalyzer (if available) or blood.

Answer 15

TRUE

Other than alcohol, IAB will collect blood, hair or urine

Question 16

Employees suspected of using alcohol or prohibited drugs will be placed on SUSPENSION OF POLICE POWERS.

Answer 16

TRUE

+ tests remain suspended pending IAB findings.

• tests bureau commander may return to duty AFTER consultation with Director of Risk Management

Question 17

All employees assigned to squads selected for random drug testing will be tested; including temporarily assigned officers.

Answer 17

TRUE

Question 18

Sergeants will be notified no more than _______ prior to the testing.

Answer 18

45 minutes

Question 19

Employees may seek independent drug tests at the conclusion of random drug testing. This requires:

1.
2.

Answer 19

supervisory approval
submittal of leave request

Question 20

Supervisors will be subject to alcohol and drug testing immediately following:

Answer 20

at fault traffic accident that causes death or substantially bodily injury

Question 21

Supervisors overseeing a deadly force incident will notify FIT/CIRT of any employee displaying symptoms of impairment.

Answer 21

TRUE

FIT supervisor(s) will determine criminal needs before CIRT moves forward with testing

Question 22

Testing in FIT/CIRT investigations CIRT will oversee testing procedures.

PBT or subsequent blood draw will be administered by ________ __________.

Drug and alcohol testing will be conducted WITHOUT LIMITATION.

Answer 22

CIRT Supervisor

• Subject employees transported due to injury may have blood/urine collected by medical staff.

Question 23

Officers required to submit to testing will be transported to collection site by PEAP or designated monitoring officer.

Officer (may/may not) also be accompanied by their representative.

Answer 23

TRUE