Quality Connection Drug

The Contractors and Electricians of IBEW Local 379 have become a part of a National Substance Abuse Consortium. The program is designed to offer a safer, more productive work site and eliminate the need for repetitive testing. For more information, contact the Labor-Management office at 704-714-5060.

Program Requirements

Types of Testing

Test Results

Mandatory Participation - Contractors and owners may require an employee to have a valid program test before they are employed.

Eligibility - A negative program test is valid for a period of one year. All valid tests are included in an eligibility pool that is accessible via the Internet, promoting electrical workers nationwide.

Test Panel - A 10-panel urine drug screen is conducted by a SAMHSA certified laboratory. Alcohol screening is included for Post-Accident and Reasonable Suspicion Testing and may also be include in Random Testing.

Third Part Administration

Mobile Medical Corporation is the Third Party Administrator for the Charlotte LMCC Substance Abuse Program. For more information about their services contact:

Kelly Wilhelm

National Program Coordinator

1-888-662-8358

Pre-employment Screening - All applicants to whom a conditional offer of employment is extended must successfully complete a drug and/or alcohol test as a part of the application process.

Scheduled Periodic Testing - All participants will be subject to testing for drub and/or alcohol use on a random selection basis. Random testing will be conducted on at least 25% of the total pool of participants annually. A participant may be picked more than once or not at all during the year.

Reasonable Suspicion Testing- If the employer has a reasonable suspicion that the participant has violated this policy, the participant may be asked to submit to drug and/or alcohol testing.

Post-Accident Testing - An employer may require an employee to undergo testing when the employee suffers work-related injury or is directly involved in a work-related task where another employee becomes injured.

Negative - If an employee tests negative, he or she will be qualified to become a member in the "Drug-free Workforce" and will be issued a "Drug-free Certification Card".

Positive - If an employee's test results are reported positive by the laboratory, a Medical Review Officer (MRO) will call him or her to discuss the results. The MRO will conduct an interview with the employee and then notify the Third Party Administrator (Charlotte LMCC office). If your test is confirmed as positive, the employee will be ineligible for employment and will not be issued a "Drug-Free Certification Card". The employee cannot re-enter the eligibility pool until the rehabilitation process is completed.

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