EMPLOYER LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY

Occupational Health and Safety laws require that all businesses are to provide a safe and healthy work environment for their staff and visitors. A well constructed “Fit for Work” Program is essential in today’s modern workplace to minimize the risk of drug and alcohol related injuries.

The employer owes a "Duty of Care" to their employee if they know or ought to have known that the employee is intoxicated or affected by drugs. Alternatively, employees also have a legal duty to avoid becoming so intoxicated or drug affected that they become a danger to themselves or others. Intoxication or drug use may also impact on an injured employees workers compensation entitlements.

The Occupational Health and Safety Act further imposes an obligation on employees to take reasonable precautions for their own safety and the safety of others.

For an obligation-free / confidential consultation
on how best to put programs in place at your site,
please contact ADS .

Advanced Drug Solutions follows the protocols of Australian Standard AS4308 - Procedures for the collection, detection and quantification of drugs and abuse with alcohol.