Attached A_ Prohibited Acts.pdf

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Attachment A: Prohibited Acts

The following acts are prohibited:

1. Any violation of a criminal law and/or conviction of a crime, on or oƯ the Authority’s property.

2. Committing illegal, immoral, or indecent acts or engaging in any activity, whether on or oƯ duty, that reflects negatively on the Authority or participating in activities that have, or could have, detrimental job-related implications or consequences.

3. Permitting any individual charged with a criminal violation to perform services under this Agreement.

4. Reporting for duty or working at any time in an unfit condition while under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances/illegal drugs, whether prescribed or non-prescribed.

Drinking or possessing alcohol and/or use or possession of controlled substances/illegal drugs or narcotics of any kind not in accordance with the instructions of the qualified prescribing medical practitioner while performing services under this Agreement, whether on duty, reporting for duty, or during any break.

5. Political activity prohibited under state or federal law or other MBTA policy.

6. Theft, misappropriation, abuse, destruction, damage, defacing, collection, or resale of Authority, tools, equipment, scrap materials, i.e., copper tips, scrap metal, etc., or services or that of another individual.

8. Failure to report an Authority-related incident/accident.

9. Leaving the scene of an accident/incident and/or moving a vehicle involved in an accident/incident while performing services under this Agreement without first obtaining proper authorization from the appropriate OCC Dispatcher or Supervisory personnel.

11. Leaving the assigned work location without proper authorization and/or relief.

12. Engaging in gambling in any form while performing services under this Agreement.

15. Physical/verbal confrontations and fighting of any kind, including physically threatening gestures or actions while performing services under this Agreement.

16. Possessing any firearm, ammunition, or other weapon while performing services under this Agreement.

17. Individuals performing services under this Agreement are not permitted to utilize any object for the purpose of attacking, assaulting, intimidating, or in any other way aƯecting

RFP:105F-2026 Shuttle Bus Services 2 another person to act against the other person’s will. The law treats almost any object, depending on its use or intended use, as a “dangerous” weapon, including a “shod foot”.

Even the display of a weapon or any object of any kind in a threatening manner may indicate a willingness or intent to use the object as a weapon. In some cases, the very display of an object, such as a knife, gun, bat, or other inherently dangerous object, may be considered threatening.

18. Any inappropriate or oƯensive shouting, whistling, yelling, or misconduct while performing services under this Agreement.

19. Chewing or smoking tobacco or spitting tobacco or using non-tobacco products designed to be combusted or inhaled that produce nicotine-based or non-tobacco smoke vapors, including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, pipes, clove cigarettes, or electronic smoking devices such as e-cigarettes or vapor pens while in passenger service. See GEN51

- Smoking.

21. Parking private automobiles and vehicles performing services under this Agreement in any unauthorized location.

22. Parking of vehicles performing services under this Agreement and private vehicles in public safety zones, i.e., crosswalks, fire hydrants, accessible parking zones, bus stops, busways, or fire lanes. Any individual who violates these parking restrictions will be held responsible for all associated fines, including parking tickets and towing charges.

23. Wearing of non-prescription eyewear (i.e., sunglasses, tinted safety glasses, etc.) when indoors, after dusk, or in tunnels while performing services under this Agreement.

24. Disposing of personal refuse or trash from home in a Authority-provided dumpster or on Authority property.

25. Eating or drinking while in the act of performing operating duties.

26. Involvement in a deliberate slowdown, work stoppage, loafing, or any intentional restriction of service or output.

27. Failure to properly secure an unattended vehicle.

29. Failure to act in accordance with the proscribed duties of an assigned shift, job, or assignment by way of purposeful neglect or dereliction of duty and or/theft of time (i.e., seeking or accepting pay for time not actually worked).

30. Using cellular telephone or other electronic devices while operating vehicles or assisting customers under this Agreement except for its intended purpos (e.g. a tablet showing turn by turn directions).

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Note: “Electronic devices” are portable electronic handheld equipment that may or may not be hands-free, including but not limited to cellular telephones, smartphones, smartwatches, two-way pagers, tablets, portable internet devices, MP3 players, iPods, Bluetooth devices or any headphones or earbuds of any type, and any other portable electronic devices.

Note: Upon request, operations personnel may communicate with customers with communication disabilities by using the customer’s electronic tablet or similar device, provided that they are not engaged in operating a vehicle and the OCC Dispatcher is notified.

31. It shall be a prohibited act for any individual performing services under this Agreement to be sleeping or giving the appearance of sleeping while on duty or on paid breaks. This also includes employees dead-heading, at lay over points, and/or any other situation where individuals are in public view and/or performing safety sensitive tasks.