Drink and drug driving in the workplace
Alcohol and drug issues in the workplace, particularly on the road, are extremely dangerous. As well as the road safety risks, there can be legal and insurance consequences if a driver is involved in a crash and is found to have alcohol or drugs (including some prescription drugs) in their system.
We’ve worked closely with industry health and safety experts and the Alcohol and Drug Foundation to develop a toolkit to help businesses manage the risks of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) in the workplace.
Your free toolkit includes:
- An online policy builder – answer a few questions about your workplace and a tailored, comprehensive policy is generated
- An employer’s guide – contains information to support businesses to successfully implement and manage the policy
- Online education for employees - to help employees understand their obligations to the policy and the impacts of alcohol and other drugs in the workplace.
- Resources - to help you identify and manage alcohol and drug problems in the workplace.
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Workplaces, no matter what size, should have a clear alcohol and drug policy. This ensures compliance with various legislation, regulations and codes of practice; including duty of care responsibilities.
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Access our free eLearning course for employees and other resources that help you communicate and put your policy into practice.
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View the risks and responsibilities involved when it comes to alcohol and other drugs in the workplace.
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Dealing with an intoxicated person can be difficult. When talking to the person who you think may be affected, it’s important to focus on the behaviours that have caused concern at the workplace.
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Workplace drug testing can be used to screen for a wide variety of drugs that affect driving performance. These include alcohol, illicit drugs and some legal drugs.