drug policy

Civil Contractors LLC maintains a Drug and Alcohol Policy to help guarantee employees, contractors, and customers a safe workplace, to comply with federal and Alabama law, and to meet the demands of our customers and insurers who may require us to drug test.  All employees need to recognize that any unlawful drug use, even off-duty, can affect performance and the safety of others.

Civil Contractors LLC requires all employees to report to work and perform their duties without any unlawfully used drugs in their system. We also will not tolerate employees using, possessing, manufacturing, distributing or making arrangements to distribute unlawfully used drugs while at work or on Company or project property, including vehicles. We prohibit outside conduct which is unlawful, or affects your work, our relationship with the government or our customers, or reflects badly on the Company.  Although properly using medication is not prohibited, you must consult with your supervisor or Company physician when you are legitimately taking medication which may affect your work.  You must maintain any prescription medication in the original container labeled with the name of the employee and the prescribing physician.  You may not take another individual’s medication.

Employees shall not consume or possess alcohol during work hours, including at lunch or breaks, or while on Company or project property, including vehicles, except where approved by senior management. Employees will also be subject to discipline, including discharge, where they are in any way affected by alcohol, while on duty or on Company or project property.  An employee who tests positive for alcohol while on duty or on Company or project property will be presumed to have violated this rule.  Under no circumstances may an employee operate a Company or personal vehicle during work or while leaving work or a Company function where he or she is in any way affected by alcohol.

1. All new hires must test negative in a confirmed urinalysis drug test.
2. Pursuant to Section 25-5-51 of the Alabama Code the Company will test all employees for drugs after a reportable workplace injury or disease requiring more than minimal onsite first aid.  We will follow the test procedures set out in part 40 of volume 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Pursuant to Section 25-5-51, a positive test result will establish a conclusive presumption of impairment resulting from the use of illegal drugs, and workers’ compensation payments may be denied.  Compensation shall also be denied where an employee refuses to submit to or cooperate with a blood or urine test.
3. The Company will test employees for drugs and/or alcohol where management has reasonable suspicion that an employee has violated the Drug and Alcohol policy, unlawfully used drugs, or has alcohol or drugs present in his or her system.
4. Employees who operate vehicles on the streets which weigh in excess of 26,000 pounds will also be tested as required by the Federal Highway Administration and state Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, including at re-certification physical examinations.
5. The Company will test applicants and employees at all occasions required by government regulations or customer or general contractor requirements.