Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

52050.28.4 Electronic Drug Detection Equipment Operators

• The Electronic Drug Detection Equipment Operators (EDDEO) shall:

  • Maintain all equipment received.

  • Report any deficiencies and failures to the DTCDrug Testing Coordinator.

  • Maintain all logs as required by this procedures manual.

  • Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance of the equipment by using the Electronic Drug Detection Equipment Shift Maintenance log prior to each shift.

  • Perform the start-up procedures and ensure verification of the operation of the system as set forth in the EDDE manufacturer’s instructions prior to each shift.

  • Ensure no person tampers with the equipment.

  • Ensure scans of inmates are conducted in accordance with departmental policy. Operators conducting scans should swipe areas that the scan subjects would frequently touch with their hands (i.e., the front and back of their hands, front pockets, belt buckles, watch bands, shirt buttons, hair ornaments, and shoelaces). Operators shall not swipe a subject’s buttock, groin, or breast areas.