Office Ergonomics Today

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Drug Testing Awareness
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Introduction
Controlling a vehicle, a machine, or a power tool
requires all of your concentration and attention
its tough enough to be safe without being
affected by alcohol or other drugs.
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Introduction
Keeping your workplace free of alcohol and other
drugs is essential to protecting you and your
co-workers safety and health.
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Testing Requirements
To ensure the safety and health of the workplace,
most employers have rules that forbid any
employee from reporting for duty, or remaining on
duty, when using alcohol or other drugs.
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Testing Requirements
Testing for the presence of alcohol or other
drugs makes sure that these rules are met. While
testing is mandatory for workers in
safety-sensitive positions under federal
regulations, many employers have applied these
regulations to their entire workforce.
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Testing Requirements
Concerning alcohol, employees must not possess,
use, or be under the influence of alcohol while
on duty. No safety-sensitive job function can be
performed within 4 hours of using alcohol.
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Testing Requirements
In the event of an accident, an employee must not
use alcohol for 8 hours after the accident or
until an alcohol test has been done.
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Testing Requirements
Regarding other drugs, employees must not report
to duty or remain on duty if any controlled
substance is used.
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Testing Requirements
Prohibited substances include Cocaine Marij
uana Opiates Amphetamines Phencyclidine,
or PCP
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Testing Requirements
Employees must submit to an alcohol or drug test
upon request. Refusing to submit to a test can be
grounds for removal from your job, and can lead
to dismissal under your companys policy.
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Testing Requirements
There are six situations where testing for
alcohol or other drugs is required under federal
standards
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Testing Requirements
Pre-employment Random Post-accident
Reasonable suspicion Return-to-duty Follow-up
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Your Role in the Testing Process
Testing is a vital tool to ensuring an alcohol
and drug-free workplace.
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Your Role in the Testing Process
There are certain prescription drugs, such as
Codeine, that are classified as controlled
substances.
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Your Role in the Testing Process
If you are taking such drugs under doctors
orders, you must notify your supervisor before
beginning your work tasks. You must also be sure
these drugs do not affect your job performance.
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Your Role in the Testing Process
You may be included in random alcohol or drug
testing. If you are chosen for a random test, you
are not being singled out. You have been selected
by chance, using scientific methods.
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Your Role in the Testing Process
Testing for controlled substances is usually
conducted by urinalysis. The test is performed by
a third-party laboratory that is certified and
monitored by a federal agency.
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Your Role in the Testing Process
Your privacy will be respected while samples are
taken.
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Your Role in the Testing Process
Testing is done using a split sample. This
means that one sample is sent in to the testing
lab, and the other is held in reserve in case an
employee requests a re-test.
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Your Role in the Testing Process
A breath alcohol technician, using a breath
testing device, does alcohol testing. Government
rules require breath testing devices to be
federally approved.
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Your Role in the Testing Process
Be aware that if you refuse to take part in an
alcohol or drug test, it is the same as testing
positive.
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Your Role in the Testing Process
You are then subject to the full extent of your
companys policy, including removal from your job
or dismissal from the company.
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Your Role in the Testing Process
All test records are kept confidential. Test
results will only be released to you, your
employer, and a Medical Review Officer, a
substance abuse professional who evaluates test
results.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
An alcohol and drug-free workplace is a business
advantage. Your site is safer, healthier, and
more productive when alcohol or other drugs are
not a part of the job.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
More importantly, using alcohol or other drugs
can have a serious impact on your safety and
health not only by causing accidents, but also
negative health effects.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Alcohol is a depressant, slowing down physical
responses and progressively impairing mental
functions.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
While alcohol is accepted socially, it is not
allowed on the job.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Signs and symptoms of alcohol abuse include
aggressive or violent behavior, lack of
coordination, alcohol odor on breath, staggering,
slowed reaction time, and slurred speech.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Health effects include liver disease, alcohol
dependency, decreased sexual function, and birth
defects.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Coffee, cold showers, and exercise or dancing do
not lower the percentage of alcohol content in
your body, only time does.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Cocaine, a controlled substance, is used
medically as a local anesthetic.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
When abused, it can be a powerful mental and
physical stimulant.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Cocaine abusers may show increased physical
activity and fatigue, wide mood swings, runny
nose, restlessness, unusual defensiveness,
anxiety, paranoia, hallucinations, talkativeness,
or agitation.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Health effects include possible stroke or heart
attack, damage to nerve cells, possibility of
immediate drug dependence, and risk of death by
overdose.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Marijuana is an illegal controlled substance that
is mildly tranquilizing and causes changes in
mood and perception. Delayed decision-making,
impaired motor skills, and diminished concentratio
n can also occur.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Signs and symptoms of marijuana abuse may include
reddened eyes, slowed speech, distinctive odor on
clothing, chronic fatigue, increased appetite,
and lack of motivation.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Health effects include lung disease resembling
emphysema conditions, risk of stroke or heart
attack, birth defects, lapses of memory, and risk
of temporary sterility.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
The use of marijuana impairs vision, signal
detection, concentration, and awareness, creating
a high risk of injury to the user and others.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Opiates, or narcotics, are drugs that alleviate
pain and depress body functions and reactions.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Natural opiates are opium, morphine, codeine, and
heroin. Synthetic opiates include Demerol and
Percodan.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
When taken in large doses, these drugs cause a
strong euphoric feeling. They are highly
addictive.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Opiate abusers can show signs and symptoms, such
as mood changes, impaired mental functioning and
alertness, constricted pupils, impaired
coordination and physical fatigue, drowsiness,
and respiration difficulty.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Health effects include an increased rate of
Hepatitis and AIDS due to IV needle use,
diminished recognition of physical pain or bodily
injury, and high likelihood of drug dependence.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Amphetamines are central nervous system
stimulants used for a narrow range of medical
conditions.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
When abused, they provide a feeling of increased
energy and mental exhilaration.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Signs and symptoms of amphetamine abuse include
hyper-excitability, restlessness, dilated pupils,
profuse sweating, talkativeness, inability to
concentrate, and aggressive behavior.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Health effects include risk of heart attack or
stroke, high risk of dependence, and in large
doses, schizophrenia or severe depression.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Phencyclidine, or PCP, is commonly used as a
tranquilizer for large animals like cows and
horses.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
PCP acts as a depressant and hallucinogen. When
abused, PCP can cause violent mood swings from
sedation to extreme agitation.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Large dosages can produce muscle rigidity and
Dead Eyes or blank stare. Often,
physically-violent behavior is caused by a sudden
loud noise, or extreme bright light.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
The users may exhibit the strength of many men
and have no awareness of physical injury.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Abuse of PCP can cause signs and symptoms like
impaired coordination, severe confusion and
agitation, jerky eye movements, dilated pupils,
physical rigidity, nervousness, and profuse
sweating.
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Health Effects of Alcohol andOther Drugs
Health effects include memory loss and thought
disorders, convulsions, coma, schizophrenia,
distorted vision, depth perception, paranoia, and
severe depression.
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Summary
If you become aware of any of the signs and
symptoms of the abuse of alcohol or other drugs,
you owe it to yourself, and your coworkers, to
notify your supervisor or human resources
professional. Help is available to treat an
alcohol or drug problem.
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Summary
Keeping alcohol and other drugs off the job
ensures your safety and health, as well as that
of your co-workers.
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Reporting for duty, or remaining on duty, when
using alcohol or other drugs is not allowed.
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Summary
Testing for the presence of alcohol or other
drugs ensures a safe and healthy workplace.
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You may be included in random alcohol or drug
testing. Remember, you have been selected by
chance, and have not been singled out.
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Be familiar with the signs and symptoms of the
abuse of alcohol or other drugs and know when to
seek help.
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Your job requires your complete concentration and
attention. To be safe and healthy, alcohol or
other drugs cannot be present in the workplace.
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Testing is an important tool to keep alcohol and
other drugs off the job.
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