Lasiter & Lasiter Plumbing

Drug Policy

Whenever use or abuse of any mood altering substance (such as alcohol or other drugs) interferes with a safe workplace, appropriate action will be taken. Lasiter & Lasiter Plumbing Inc. has no desire to intrude into its employees’ personal lives. However, both on-the-job and off-the-job involvement with any mood altering substances can have an impact on our workplace and on Lasiter & Lasiter Plumbing, Inc.’s ability to achieve its objectives of safety and security. Therefore, you are expected to report to the workplace with no mood altering substances in your body. While you may make your own lifestyle choices, Lasiter & Lasiter Plumbing, Inc. cannot accept the risk in the workplace which substance use or abuse may create. The possession, sale, or use of mood altering substances at the workplace, or coming to work under the influence of such substances shall be a violation of safe work practices and will be subject to disciplinary action, including possible dismissal.

Lasiter & Lasiter Plumbing, Inc. also recognizes that its own health and future are dependent upon the physical and psychological health of its employees. Accordingly, Lasiter & Lasiter Plumbing, Inc. has established the following guidelines with regard to use, possession or sale of alcohol or drugs:

• Lasiter & Lasiter Plumbing, Inc. will maintain pre-employment screening practices designed to prevent hiring individuals who use illegal drugs or individuals whose use of legal drugs or alcohol indicates a potential for impaired or unsafe job performance.

• The manufacture, possession, use, distribution, sale, purchase, or transfer of, or being under the influence of, alcohol or illegal drugs is strictly prohibited while on Lasiter & Lasiter Plumbing, Inc. premises or while performing company business. Holiday gifts of alcohol, which are given or received by employees, but are not opened or consumed on company premises, although not encouraged, would not be considered a violation of this policy.

• Employees will not be permitted to work while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Individuals who appear to be unfit for duty may be subject to a medical evaluation which may include drug or alcohol screening. Refusal to comply with a fitness-for-duty evaluation may result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.

• Off-the-job illegal drug use which could adversely affect an employee’s job performance or which could jeopardize the safety of other employees, the public or company facilities, or where such usage could jeopardize the security of company finances or business records, or where such usage adversely affects customers’ or the public’s trust in the ability of the company to carry out its responsibilities, will not be tolerated.  Accordingly, periodic random testing will be conducted.   Employees who are involved in or suspected of involvement in off-the-job drug activity will be considered in violation of this policy.

• Employees undergoing prescribed medical treatment with a controlled substance that may affect the safe performance of their duties are required to report this treatment to their manager through their personal physical.