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Drug and Alcohol Policy
The Company takes the issue of the use of alcohol while at work, or prior to undertaking work as serious. More
seriously, The Company will not tolerate any employee attending work while under the influence of an illicit drug.
This policy is intended to assist the company to evaluate a person’s fitness to work, and to ensure that statutory
requirements are met in this regard. This policy relates to all company sites and applies to all employees,
subcontractors and visitors.
The primary objective of the Alcohol and Drug Policy is to;
Provide a workplace in which employees, subcontractors and visitors are free to go about their
business, without risk of injury from persons affected by Alcohol and other Deleterious Drugs.
Enforce strict disciplinary procedures to those who test positive to alcohol and any other drug of addiction or
prescription/non prescription drug that may impair work performance.
All persons entering a Company place of work shall be made aware of this policy and are required to adhere to
it. This includes employees, prospective employees entering a workplace, subcontractors and visitors. This
policy shall form part of all company induction processes.
Illicit Drug Use & Fitness for Work
If an employee is reasonably believed to be under the influence of an illicit drug while at work, that employee will
be required to leave the workplace. If an employee is required to leave the workplace more than once as a result
of a reasonable belief of Management that the person is under the influence of an illicit drug, that person shall be
required to undertake a drug test via the Company Appointed Medical Providers prior to return to work. This
shall be at the cost of the employee.
The Company believes that such measures are required as the Company take the health and safety of
employees and others in the workplace very seriously. As the work undertaken by the Company employees can
involve serious injury or even death if an accident occurs when a person may be under the influence of an illicit
drug, the Company believes these measures are appropriate.
The use of prescription/non prescription drugs could create a potential for impairment of a person's safe and
efficient performance of his/her duties. This includes but is not limited to drugs such as analgesics containing
codeine, antidepressants, sedative antihistamines, and nasal decongestants containing ephedrine or pseudo
ephedrine, (excluding benzodiazapines, barbiturates or methadone).