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403.6E06 Drug and Alcohol Reasonable Suspicion Observation

PERSONNEL

403.6E06 - DRUG AND ALCOHOL REASONABLE SUSPICION OBSERVATION

 

 

 

 

 

Employee's Name

 

Date of Observation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time of Observation

From

 

a.m./p.m. to

 

a.m./p.m

 

 

 

 

 

Location:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Observed personal behavior:  (check all appropriate items)

 

 

 

 

 

Speech:

 

Normal

 

Incoherent

 

Confused

 

Loud

 

 

Slurred

 

Whispering

 

Silent

 

Disruptive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance:

 

Normal

 

Swaying

 

Staggering

 

Falling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walking and Turning:

 

Normal

 

Stumbling

 

Swaying

 

Falling

 

 

Arms raised for balance

 

Reaching for support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awareness:

 

Normal

 

Confused

 

Paranoid

 

 

 

Sleepy or Stupor

 

 

Lack of coordination

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Odor:

 

Normal

 

Alcohol

 

Burned rope

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appearance

 

Red Eyes

 

Vomiting

 

Half closed eyes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reasonable suspicion of current use or impaired by

 

alcohol

 

drugs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Above behavior witnessed by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signed

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signed (optional)

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This form must be completed by each trained employee observing the driver suspected of drug use and/or alcohol misuse by behavior, speech and/or odor while on duty, the earlier of within twenty-four hours of the determination of reasonable suspicion or prior to receiving the test results.  The observations must be specific, contemporaneous and articulable concerning the appearance, behavior, speech and body odor of the driver.