工作场所药物滥用检测.pdf

1、www.ohacademy.co.zaDr Greg KewOccupational Medicine SpecialistChartered Member,SAIOSHWorkplace Substance Misuse TestingMistakes to avoid(red flags)15 August 2025Overview-workplace substance*misuse testingPart 1:General Principles1.Foundation for having a workplace substance misuse programme2.Key ste

2、ps to implementing workplace substance programme3.“Under the influence of”a substance of misusePart 2:Alcohol testing-core knowledge&errors to avoid1.Equipment/tests2.ProcessPart 3:Drug testing-core knowledge&errors to avoid1.Equipment/tests2.Process3.Specific challenges with cannabis*Note:“substanc

3、e”=“alcohol”(ethanol)and“drugs”(legal&illegal)GENERAL PRINCIPLES ABOUT WORKPLACE SUBSTANCE MISUSE TESTINGPART 1Safe-guarding workplace safety(aims atlegal compliance&risk management)Striving to maintain employee productivity/work performance(aims at business sustainability)Reducing the burden of dru

4、gs&alcohol on employees/communities(aims at troubled employee assistance)Safety ImperativeSustainability ImperativeMoral ImperativeGrounds for having a workplace substance misuse programmeWhen establishing the policys rules and prohibitions,weigh up the contributions of these focus areas.Once the ru

5、les are in place,breaking them constitutes misconduct.Red Flag:Is the rule/sanction“rational”?(is it appropriate to the workplace setting?-eg a sanction for breaking a safety rule in a setting where safety is not an issue(an office)Safety Occupational Health and Safety Act(Section 8(duty of the empl

6、oyer);section 14(duty of the employee),and GSR2A “intoxication”)National Road Traffic Act legal limit vs intoxication Mine Health and Safety ActFair Labour Practice Labour Relations Act(Chapter 8,section 10(3)Incapacity:Ill health or injury)Employment Equity Act(Code of Good Practice(COGP)on the Emp