SUGGESTED ROUTING: X Company Management Labor Bulletin #8-13 X Field Supervision May 17, 2013 X Other Safety Directors REMINDER

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1 SUGGESTED ROUTING: X Company Management Labor Bulletin #8-13 X Field Supervision May 17, 2013 X Other Safety Directors TO: FROM: RE: CAWP Contractor Members Richard J. Barcaskey, Executive Director Drug and Alcohol Abuse Program REMINDER The Association wants to remind contractors of the important components found in the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Program, which is contained in the CAWP Labor Agreement. The most significant component is the three-strike policy. The purpose of this is to provide rehabilitation for employees testing positive for the first time, and to restrict individuals who continue to violate the drug and alcohol program from working for CAWP members. In order for the CAWP Drug and Alcohol Program to prove effective, CAWP contractors must ensure they are following the proper procedures for testing and notification. Please be advised, in the event the contractor does not follow the procedures of the CAWP Drug and Alcohol Program, and a grievance is filed by the union, CAWP will not be able to defend the company, and all legal and arbitration costs will be borne by the Company. As such, please remember these important details: Updated Consent Form The Association has developed a Consent and Release Form, which permits the applicable Union and CAWP to receive the substance test results. If you have not already done so, we recommend you insert this new consent form into your new hire packets to cover newly hired employees, and have all current employees complete the form now, or prior to the time of a drug and/or alcohol test. Letter to the Unions The Association has also developed a sample letter for CAWP Contractors to use when notifying the applicable Union that the company has conducted a substance test and confirmed that an individual has tested positive for drugs and/or alcohol. The letter notifies the Union that the individual violated the Joint Labor-Management Drug and Alcohol Abuse Program contained in the CAWP Labor Agreement. Please note, CAWP Contractors must attach proof of the confirmed substance result to the letter they send to the Union, unless the violation is due to an individual refusing to submit to a test. A confirmed positive test result indicates the alcohol level was.04 BAC or above and/or the laboratory and Medical Review Officer (MRO) has confirmed an illegal/unauthorized drug(s). Attachments - Letter for CAWP Contractors Regarding Violation of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Program - Drug and Alcohol Testing Consent and Release Form (Attachments are also available for download at under Labor)

2 Letter for CAWP Contractors Regarding Violation of Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program [Insert Date] [Insert Name & Address for Union Contact - See Instructions] Re: [Insert Individual s Name] Dear Sir: This is to advise that the [Insert Company Name] has terminated the aforementioned employee for violating the Joint Labor and Management Drug and Alcohol Program, which is contained in the CAWP Labor Agreement. The company requests that this individual not be dispatched to this company in the future. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, [Signature] Attachments Confirmed Substance Abuse Test Results from Laboratory cc: Constructors Association of Western Pennsylvania

3 Instructions: A letter, along with proof of a confirmed positive test result, shall be sent to the applicable Union and CAWP within 24 hours of the termination. Please note, a positive test result indicates that the alcohol level was.04 BAC or above and/or the laboratory and the MRO has confirmed an illegal/unauthorized drug(s) in the person's system. Union Contacts regarding CAWP Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program Carpenters Mike Welsh, Greater Pennsylvania Regional Council of Carpenters 650 Ridge Road, Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA Cement Masons Cameron Rupert, Cement Masons Local # California Avenue Pittsburgh, PA Laborers - Please send the letter to the applicable local and cc Mike Laquatra at the Laborers District Council, listed below. Robert Furka, Laborers Local #323 (Venango & Butler Counties) 306 E. Brady Street Butler, PA Richard Sheldon, Laborers Local #419 (Bedford, Fulton & Somerset Counties) 453 W. Patriot Street Somerset, PA John Tretter, Laborers Local #603 (Erie, McKean & Warren Counties) 1701 State Street Erie, PA John Peters, Laborers Local #824 (Centre, Clinton, Mifflin & Potter Counties) 316 W. Linn Street Bellefonte, PA Robert Kmecak, Laborers Local #910 (Blair, Franklin, Indiana, Huntington, Southern Cambria Counties) Raymond Lacko, Laborers Local #910 (Clearfield, Jefferson, Elk, Cameron, Northern Cambria Counties) 303 Wallace Building 406 Main Street Johnstown, PA Mark Toy, Laborers Local #952 (Armstrong, Clarion & Forest Counties) 186 Blaney Road Kittanning, PA Donald Mangino, Laborers Local #964 (Crawford, Lawrence & Mercer Counties) 101 S. Mercer Street, Suite 300 New Castle, PA Joseph Laquatra, Jr., Laborers Local #1058 (Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Washington & Westmoreland Counties) 12 Eighth Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222

4 Michael Laquatra, Laborers District Council of Western Pennsylvania 12 Eighth Street, 6 th Floor Pittsburgh, PA Operating Engineers James Kunz, Operating Engineers Local # Zeta Drive Pittsburgh, PA Pile Drivers Robert Graswick, Pile Drivers Local # Ridge Road, Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA Teamsters Dennis Hubal, Teamsters Local # Ohio River Boulevard, Suite E Ambridge, PA

5 DRUG & ALCOHOL TESTING CONSENT FORM and Waiver and Release of Liability Form I hereby agree to submit voluntarily to the drug and/or alcohol screening being performed on the date entered below. Further, I understand and agree that the results of any such testing will be provided to the appropriate representative of any Union of which I currently am an active member ( the Union ), and to the appropriate representative of the Constructors Association of Western Pennsylvania ( CAWP ). I hereby waive any objections that I may have to the results being provided to those two separate entities. I hereby expressly release, discharge, and hold harmless the Union and CAWP and any of their officers, employees, agents, and representatives ( Released Parties ), from and against any and all liability, claims, and causes of action of any kind, that I may have resulting from or in connection with my agreement and/or consent, as expressed in the previous paragraph. In the event any provision of this Drug and Alcohol Testing Consent Form/Waiver and Release of Liability Form is found to be legally unenforceable for any reason, I hereby agree that all remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. I acknowledge that I have read and understand this Drug and Alcohol Testing Consent Form/Waiver and Release of Liability Form and that I am freely and voluntarily signing it. Individual s Name (Print) Date Individual s Signature