Arizona Laws 23-493.01. Collection of samples
A. In order to test reliably for the presence of drugs, an employer may require samples from its employees and prospective employees and may require presentation of reliable individual identification from the person being tested to the person collecting the samples. Collection of the sample shall conform to the requirements of this article. The employer may designate the type of sample to be used for this testing.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 23-493.01
- Alcohol: means ethanol, isopropanol or methanol. See Arizona Laws 23-493
- Drugs: means any substance considered unlawful under the schedules of the controlled substances section of the comprehensive drug abuse prevention and control act of 1970, as amended, (P. See Arizona Laws 23-493
- Employer: means this state, a political subdivision of this state or any person, firm, company, corporation, labor organization, employment agency or joint labor-management committee, including any public utility, transit district or special taxing district organized pursuant to Title 48, Chapter 17 or 22, that has one or more full-time employees employed in the same business, or in or about the same establishment, under any contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written. See Arizona Laws 23-493
- Impairment: means symptoms that a prospective employee or employee while working may be under the influence of drugs or alcohol that may decrease or lessen the employee's performance of the duties or tasks of the employee's job position, including symptoms of the employee's speech, walking, standing, physical dexterity, agility, coordination, actions, movement, demeanor, appearance, clothing, odor, irrational or unusual behavior, negligence or carelessness in operating equipment, machinery or production or manufacturing processes, disregard for the safety of the employee or others, involvement in an accident that results in serious damage to equipment, machinery or property, disruption of a production or manufacturing process, any injury to the employee or others or other symptoms causing a reasonable suspicion of the use of drugs or alcohol. See Arizona Laws 23-493
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Sample: means urine, blood, breath, saliva, hair or other substances from the person being tested. See Arizona Laws 23-493
B. In order to test reliably for alcohol impairment, an employer may require samples from its employees and identification from the person being tested to the person collecting the samples. Collection of the sample shall conform to the requirements of this article. The employer may designate the type of sample to be used for this testing.