Top 5 Mistakes Employers make with Drug & Alcohol Testing in the workplace
Navigating safe workplaces
“For a workplace drug & alcohol testing program to be successful it must be clear, detailed, fair, enforceable, consistent in its application and focus on education and support.”
Many employers develop a drug and alcohol testing program with the right intentions – they want to keep people:
- safe at work,
- prevent dangerous and costly workplace accidents
- maintain a good brand reputation in their market.
However, despite their good intentions, most will fail dismally!
We asked our team of workplace drug testing experts what they see as the top 5 common mistakes in drug & alcohol policies and procedures.
Here’s what they said:
- The half-baked approach
- Unclear procedures
- The “catch & sack” approach
- Inconsistency in the application of the procedure
- Lack of training
For more information see Work Options “LightHouse Keeper – Navigating Safe Workplaces” Article
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