FAQs • Athens-Clarke County, GA • CivicEngage

When is drug and alcohol testing required?: For some departments and positions, Safety and Risk randomly selects employees for drug and alcohol testing. In addition, any employee involved in a workplace injury, a vehicle or equipment accident, or is cited with a traffic violation, is required to be tested. When selected, the employee must report to the testing facility within two hours. For more information, call Safety and Risk at 706-613-3101. More details of drug testing requirements is outlined in Georgia Code Title 34 (Labor and Industrial Relations), Chapter 9 (Workers Compensation), Article 11 (Drug-free Workplace Programs)

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Human Resources - Safety & Risk

1. When should accidents be reported?: Accidents involving Athens-Clarke County employees, vehicles, equipment and property shall be reported immediately. During normal work hours they should be reported via phone to 706-613-3101 or email at risk@accgov.com and after-hours via phone to 706-202-5869.

2. When is drug and alcohol testing required?: For some departments and positions, Safety and Risk randomly selects employees for drug and alcohol testing. In addition, any employee involved in a workplace injury, a vehicle or equipment accident, or is cited with a traffic violation, is required to be tested. When selected, the employee must report to the testing facility within two hours. For more information, call Safety and Risk at 706-613-3101. More details of drug testing requirements is outlined in Georgia Code Title 34 (Labor and Industrial Relations), Chapter 9 (Workers Compensation), Article 11 (Drug-free Workplace Programs)

3. Does Safety and Risk offer training?: Safety and Risk regularly offers Defensive Driving and First Aid/CPR/AED training. In addition, other courses may be offered either via an on-line service or instructor-led. Materials such as PowerPoint presentations are also available for selected training topics. For more information, call Safety and Risk at 706-613-3101.