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DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy 1/13/2020 Page 17 Means all time from the time a driver begins to work or is required to be in readiness to work until the time he or she is relieved from work and all responsibility for performing work. Safety- sensitive functions include: • All time at a city plant, terminal, facility, or other property, or on any public property, • waiting to be dispatched, unless the driver has been relieved from duty by the employer; • All time inspecting equipment as required by 49 C.F.R. § 392.7 and 392.8 or otherwise inspecting, servicing, or conditioning any commercial motor vehicle at any time; • All time spent at the driving controls of a commercial motor vehicle in operation; • All time, other than driving time, in or upon any commercial motor vehicle; • All time loading or unloading a vehicle, supervising, or assisting in the loading or unloading, attending a vehicle being loaded or unloaded, remaining in readiness to operate the vehicle, or in giving or receiving receipts for shipments loaded or unloaded; and • All time repairing, obtaining assistance, or remaining in attendance upon a disabled vehicle. 49 C.F.R. § 382.107. Screening Test (also known as Initial Test): In alcohol testing, mean an analytical procedure to determine whether a driver may have a prohibited concentration of alcohol in her or her system. Screening tests may be conducted by utilizing a non-evidential screening device included by the National Highway Traffic Administration on its conforming products list (e.g., a saliva screening device) or an evidential breath testing device (“EBT”) operated by a trained breath alcohol technician (“BAT”). In controlled substance testing, “Screening Test” means an immunoassay screen to eliminate “negative” urine specimens form further consideration. 49 C.F.R. § 382.107. Substance Abuse Professional” or “SAP”: Means a licensed physician (medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy), licensed or certified psychologist, licensed or certified social worker, licensed or certified employee assistance professional, or licensed or certified addiction counselor (certified by the National Association of Alcoholism and Controlled Substance Abuse Counselors Certification Commission) with knowledge of and clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of alcohol and controlled substance-related disorders. 49 C.F.R. § 40.281.