D. P olicy Standards In addition to any other rules, requirements, policies and procedures in force as a result of legislation or other policies, all Company Employees will be governed by the following requirements: 1. Employees shall not possess, sell, purchase, deliver, or store any Unauthorized Substances or Unlawful Substances on any Company Site or while conducting Company Business. 1 2. Employees shall report for work Fit for Work/Duty. Company vehicles and equipment, and other vehicles and equipment on Company Sites, shall not be operated by any Employee who is not Fit for Work/Duty. The requirement to be Fit for Work/Duty applies to all Employees including those Employees who are subject to stand-by. Employees not on stand-by who are requested to respond to an emergency situation, and are not Fit for Work/Duty, must decline the work. Employees declining work for such reasons will not be subject to discipline for doing so. 3. Where an Employee is not scheduled to be available for work and is called into work, the Employee shall be required to advise the Company if the Employee is not Fit for Work/Duty, and in that case, the Employee shall not be required to report to work. 4. Employees may use Lawful Substances that do not interfere with an Employee’s ability to be Fit for Work/Duty and are being used as directed or as prescribed by the Employee’s physician. 5. It is the responsibility of every Employee, when any Lawful Substance is prescribed by a physician, or when taking any over-the-counter medications, to review their job duties with their physician to confirm that the use of the medication will not impair the safe and efficient performance of the job duties. If use of Lawful Substances causes an Employee to not be Fit for Work/Duty, the Employee is to advise his or her Manager. 6. Employees must bring to the attention of a Manager any circumstances that, as a result of a suspected violation of this Policy, appear to compromise safety. 7. Employees must submit to testing for Unauthorized Substances and/or Unlawful Substances as described in this Policy.
1 The responsible possession, sale, purchase, delivery, storage or use of Alcoholic Beverages is permitted at Company sponsored social functions such as a holiday party or retirement party. In such instances, the possession, sale, purchase, delivery, storage or use of alcohol beverages will be permitted in strict accordance with provincial legislation and regulation .
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