Drug-Free Workplace Policy Builder
Section 6: Will your drug-free workplace policy
include searches?
The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 DOES NOT require covered employers to perform searches.
Also, many states and some cities have legislation prohibiting or limiting searches.
Therefore, please
seek legal consultation as to the limitations in your location. If searches are to be a part
of your program, it will be necessary to set clear guidelines in a separate document and train
all supervisory and/or security personnel.
If you would like to include searches in your policy, select all those that apply.
Entering the organization's property constitutes consent to searches and inspections.
If an individual is suspected of violating the drug-free workplace policy, he or she may be asked to submit to a search or inspection at any time.
Searches can be conducted of:
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