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CITY OF LINO LAKES POLICY IMPLEMENTING THE FEDERAL OMNIBUS TRANSPORTATION EMPLOYEE TESTING ACT AND RELATED REGULATIONS 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this policy is to establish programs designed to help prevent accidents and injuries resulting from the misuse of alcohol or use of controlled substances by drivers of commercial motor vehicles. This policy implements the requirements of the federal Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act and the U.S. Department of Transportation Regulations, 49 C.F.R. Part 382. This policy is in addition to and separate from the City's Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy, which implements the requirements of state law and the federal Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988. 2. DEFINITIONS Accident - Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this definition, an occurrence involving a commercial motor vehicle operating on a public road which results in: (1) A fatality; (2) Bodily injury to a person who, as a result of the injury, immediately receives medical treatment away from the scene of the accident; (3) One or more motor vehicles incurring disabling damage as a result of the accident, requiring the vehicle to be transported away from the scene by a tow truck or other vehicle. Alcohol - the intoxicating agent in beverage alcohol, ethyl alcohol, or other low molecular weight alcohols including methyl and isopropyl alcohol. Alcohol Concentration (or content) - the alcohol in a volume of breath expressed in terms of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath as indicated by an evidential breath test under his policy and federal regulations BAT (Breath Alcohol Technician) - an individual who instructs and assists individuals in the alcohol testing process and operates an EBT. Chain of Custody - procedures to account for the integrity of each urine specimen by tracking its handling and storage from point of specimen collection to final disposition of the specimen. 1