Pursuant to the Standards of Apprenticeship certified by the US Department of Labor Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, the Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No. 125 Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC) has responsibility for establishing and maintaining rules and requirements governing the administration, supervision, and training of apprentices. In the opinion of the JATC, it is imperative to promote a drug-free workplace and to reduce accidents, injuries, and fatalities in the plumbing and pipefitting industry. Accordingly, Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 125 JATC has adopted a Drug and Alcohol Policy.
It is an established policy that applicants accepted into the Apprenticeship Program must test negative on a pre-employment drug test. The admission of any applicant into the Program shall be contingent upon the applicant receiving and the JATC being provided a notice of a confirmed negative drug test result.
An applicant who receives a confirmed positive drug test result or who refuses a pre-employment drug test will not be allow ed to reapply or be considered for a position in the Apprenticeship Program for a period of one (1) year.
Failure to submit to a pre-employment drug test under this Policy including the failure to report in a timely manner to a collection site, sign any required consent form or otherwise fully cooperate in the collection of any authorized sample is also strictly prohibited and will be considered a refusal to test.