• observed use, possession, storage, sale, solicitation or transfer or evidence of use, possession, storage, sale, solicitation or transfer of an Unauthorized and/or Unlawful Substance during Company Business or while on a Company Site; • observed abnormal conduct or erratic behaviour while at work, which may include errors in judgment, needless risk taking, and/or disregard for safety; • unusual and unexplained absenteeism, tardiness, deterioration in work performance, carelessness and mistakes; • apparent poor concentration and/or a failure to understand or fully appreciate direct communications; and/or • observed and unexplained changes in the physical appearance or speech patterns of an Employee. (iii) in all situations when a Manager believes that an Employee is not Fit for Work/Duty, responsible escort procedures will be followed which include having a Manager escort an employee to the Testing Collection Site, whenever possible, and having a Manager present at the Testing Collection Site during testing. d) reasonable cause testing must be conducted as soon as reasonably practicable once the determination has been made that reasonable cause exists; and e) if a breath alcohol test cannot be conducted within 8 hours of the initial request for a test, or a test for Unauthorized and Unlawful Substances, excluding alcohol, cannot be conducted within 32 hours of the initial request, the Employee must be referred to Human Resources for an assessment by a SAP and the Manager must provide Human Resources with the reason why the test could not be completed. 3. Post-Incident/Accident Testing for Employees in Safety-Sensitive Positions a) As part of a complete investigation, testing for Unauthorized and/or Unlawful Substances will be required for Employees involved in a “significant work- related incident” or “high potential incident” (as defined below) where requiring a test is a reasonable line of enquiry for the investigation. In addition, management may, at its discretion, require a post-incident test after any other work-related incident or near miss as part of an investigation where there are reasonable grounds to believe that Unauthorized and/or Unlawful Substance use may have been a contributing factor. b) The following procedures will apply to all post-incident testing: (i) a “significant work-related incident” or “high potential incident” will include all incidents which resulted or could have resulted in:
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