Updated at 1:45 p.m.
Laboratory employees can comment through February 5 on revised policies dealing with substance abuse, discipline and the Lab's complaint-resolution program.
All three draft policies are available on the Policy Center Web page. Lab employees can send comments to policy@lanl.gov by electronic mail.
An all-employee memo from Doris Heim, associate director for business services (ADBS), provides more detail about all three policies.
Laboratory Director Mike Anastasio, at an all-employee meeting last month, told employees that an expanded substance abuse policy to include testing for the use of illegal drugs would be implemented. The expanded program includes
1. Pre-employment screening -- all employees who will work for the Lab on a regular basis, including contractors
2. Random testing of Laboratory employees
3. Testing in response to reasonable suspicion of illegal drug use
4. Testing after serious incidents and accidents.
Anastasio also noted that there would be a window of time for employees to comment on the policy.
Additionally, employees can comment on changes to the Lab's discipline policy and the complaint-resolution program.
To read the all-employee memo, click here (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).
