Consultancy
An effective drug & alcohol policy will minimise the safety risks associated with drug and alcohol misuse. They often lead to improved employee performance and production as a result of reduced absenteeism for drug and alcohol related illness.
To achieve an effective policy, many factors must be taken into consideration, including:
- Legal requirements and restrictions
- Compliance with industry standards
- Union/Employee acceptance
- Impact on the contractual arrangements already in place with your staff
Keyclear consultants have developed policies for some of the world's leading organisations, and have produced 'best practice guidelines on policy development' for a major safety-critical industries. Wherever possible, our advice is supported by legal case history, current legislative requirements, government guidelines on best practice and independently commissioned research.
Training + Information
A well-written policy supported by knowledgeable staff is key to a drug free workplace.
For a substance misuse policy to be effective, it must be administered by knowledgeable staff. Keyclear have a range of training courses to ensure staff have the knowledge to effectively implement, support and monitor your substance misuse policy. In addition, our drug & alcohol awareness information packs and courses will help employees embrace and comply with the policy.
Training courses can be tailored to communicate the specific requirements of your organisation's drug and alcohol policy and your chosen drug testing and alcohol testing methods.
Drug testing
Conducting drug testing and alcohol testing on selected employees can have significant benefits to workplace safety.
Many organisations include drug testing and alcohol testing as control measures in their substance misuse policy. This is particularly true of organisations working in safety sensitive industries such as transport and construction, where alcohol and drugs in the workplace can impact on safety. As well as advantages, there can also be disadvantages to introducing drug screening and alcohol screening and these should be considered before implementation.
Keyclear can assess the risk of substance misuse to your organisation and advise you on who should be tested, under what circumstances and which alcohol and drug testing methods are most suitable to meet your organisation's requirements.
Keyclear offer independent and unbiased advice on the most suitable media to sample (hair, blood, urine, saliva etc), as well as the most suitable drug and alcohol test and supplier of the test.
