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policies, encouraging staff to declare any their staff, acting as a deterrent, and MORE INFORMATION: AlcoDigital
medical or dependency issues that could encouraging them to be more aware of operates Alcohol and Drugs Testing
potentially affect a drug test. Ensuring what they are consuming and how this in the Workplace training courses for
your workforce fully understand the could have an impact on their lives, and companies across the UK. To find out
rationale behind the decision, and what those around them. In turn, it will create a more, or review a list of available dates
the potential consequences of a positive safer, healthier and more stable working and locations, please visit
test result will be are pivotal to operating a environment and safeguard your business www.alcodigital.co.uk.
best practice policy. from the potential fallout of lost revenue
But how often should you test? As a
and reputational damage.
minimum, companies should aim to test
100% of their workforce every 12 months. BES T PRACTICE POLICY AND TRAINING About the Author
A pre-employment test will set in place Alongside setting a drug testing policy Suzannah Robin is a drug and
the expectations for new staff joining the for your business is the question of alcohol safety expert at AlcoDigital.
company, establishing from day one the exactly how it will be put into practice on She works with dozens of corporate
company policy on drugs in the workplace. a day-to-day basis. Whilst knowledge and and governmental organisations
The policies and testing methods used information is essential to determining addressing their alcohol and drugs
subsequently would then depend on appropriate testing methods, properly testing needs. For the last 14 years
your day-to-day business activities and training personnel to carry out tests she has helped numerous businesses
employees’ duties. For example, a company is absolutely essential for making sure implement alcohol and drug testing
that employs commercial drivers should that they are fully prepared and capable policies for their staff through
always have a regular testing policy in of working within the recommended certified training programmes. Here
place for both drugs and alcohol. guidelines. This is particularly important in she explains what an employer’s
the event that a member of staff provides a obligations are when it comes to drugs
WHY RANDOM TESTING? positive result and this information is going in the workplace and describes the
Random testing will enable an employer to be relied upon for a future disciplinary or best methods for testing staff.
to form a basic consent agreement with tribunal hearing.
October 2017
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