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WHY DOES YOUR COMPANY NEED A DRUG AND ALCOHOL REGULATION AND TESTING POLICY?
Inappropriate drug and alcohol use increase the risk for fellow employees and the organisation.
Drug and alcohol use by employees mirrors that of society at large. Inappropriate drug and alcohol use increase the risk for fellow employees and the organisation, especially with safety-sensitive tasks.
The organisation must address and manage the risks of irresponsible or negligent substance use in short-term impairment and longer-term risks of dependency. The starting point of this all is the drug and alcohol regulation and testing policy.
The prohibited substance regulation and testing policy is the founding document of the whole drug and alcohol testing process and must enhance legal certainty for the employees and the organisation.
It provides the approach, rules, protocols, and procedures to ensure the complete testing process is legally defensible.
Policies must comply with the Bill of Rights in the South African Constitution with due respect for values such as equality, dignity and freedom and human rights such as privacy and autonomy.
Workplace drug testing takes place in a quasi-judicial environment, which requires a due process in legal terms as part of natural justice and due analytical processes in scientific terms.
WHAT ARE THE KEY ELEMENTS OF A DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING POLICY?
Personnel at Expert Laboratory Services have a unique academic makeup that contributes to our high level of professional expertise.
Our academic and professional qualifications in the relevant disciplines of Chemistry, Toxicology, Law and Ethics, enables us to develop and draft policies on an integrative level.
We look forward to guiding you through the policy drafting process and sharing our professional expertise with your organisation to mitigate risks for all involved!
Dr J.B. Laurens PhD, PhD
Director / Forensic Chemist & Toxicologist
BSc(Ed); BSc(Hons); MSc(Chem); MSc(Appl Tox); MPhil(Med Law); PhD(Chem); PhD(Med Law)
Please contact Dr Laurens for more information
Cell no: +27 082 673 9338 Email: tim@expertlabservices.co.za
