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INDUSTRY SAFETY FORUMAlbany - Thursday 12th April, 2018

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Managing AOD in the WorkplacePreventing Risk – Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) testing

CHRIS ANDONY – WA SALES ASSOCIATE

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Statistics

World Class Alcohol and Drug Testing Solutions

Fatalities = 194 Western Aussies

32% were alcohol related.

+38% increase on preceding five-year average.

159Total

critical injuries

Critical injuries = 159 Western Aussies

32% were alcohol related.

+38% increase on preceding five-year average.

194Total

fatalities

Source: Preliminary fatal and critical injuries summary 2016 statistics from the 2016 Summary, Road Safety Commission.

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Statistics


Alcohol involvement is 1 in 6

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Statistics


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WHY SHOULD YOU ACT

ON WORKPLACE ALCOHOL

AND DRUG ISSUES?


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Rationale


WHY SHOULD YOU ACT

…IT IS VERY COMMON

Hospitality

31%Retail

20.7%Administration

12.3%Construction

24.1%Transport

18.3%Mining

12%

% Estimates for prevalence of drug use across industry

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Rationale


Alcohol use contributes to

5 percent of all Australian

workplace deaths and

25 percent of workplace accidents

POLICY TALK, AUSTRALIAN DRUG FOUNDATION

JUNE 2014

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Rationale: Economic Impacts


$3.6 billion a yearThis is the estimated cost to Australian workplaces due to Alcohol and

drug use in the workplace.

These financial costs vary and can include:

� Accidents, injuries and fatalities

� Productivity loss

� Absenteeism

� Staff turnover

� Legal claims costs

� Costly damage to plant and equipment

� Criminal investigations, fines.

� Imprisonment.

� Brand damage and

reputational damage.

� Disruption to customers.

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AOD in the Workplace

Guidelines for Developing,

Implementing and Maintaining an

AOD Policy

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What does a AOD policy do?


� Provide a safe work environment.

�Helps to define what is expected from ALL employees.

�Define limits – explain Zero Tolerance.

�Deter alcohol and drug impairment.

� Explain testing method (breath, urine, oral fluids etc.).

� Explain consequences of testing positive.

� Educate/assist employees: especially about ‘standard’ drinks and

morning-after readings. Consider employee assistance program.

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AOD targets which risk group?


ALL employees and age groups carry levels of probable risk.

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Employer: Rights & Obligations


� Provide a safe workplace.

� Provide safe work systems, procedures.

� Informs, instructs, trains and supervises

all employees.

� Has a employee consultation process.

� Processes for identifying hazards,

assessing and eliminating risks.

� Approaches infringing staff with

restraint and good manners.

� Identifies potential hazards.

� Reviews processes on a regular basis

for risk control measurement.

� Ensures that employees are properly

trained and supervised.

� Ensures that OHS concerns are promptly

referred to decision makers.

� Ensures the safety of people other than

staff who are at the work site.


Employee: Rights & Obligations

� Follows company's alcohol

and drug policy.

� Agrees to testing as outlined by

management in the AOD policy.

� Adheres to the standard

work performance.

� Use medicines and over-the-counter

drugs responsibly.

� Take reasonable care of the

health and safety of others in the

workplace.

� Cooperates with employers in

their efforts to comply with OHS

requirements.

� Uses equipment properly for the heath

and safety of people in the workplace.

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Types of testing


1. Blanket Testing

» An overall deterrent.

2. Reasonable Suspicion Testing

» Apparent impairment, unexplained absences, poor conduct,

reduced productivity, failure to follow safety rules.

3. Random Testing

» Where alcohol or drugs are suspected.

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Types of policies


A. Harm minimisation

B. Zero tolerance

Which policy is best for you?

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AOD in the Workplace


› Consultation

› Universal application

› Organisation specific

› Comprehensive program

› Instructions and procedures

› Gradual and informed change

› Publicity

› Information dissemination, education and training

› Evaluation – is it working?


Common drugs

A brief overview

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Common drugs: Alcohol


� Testing for alcohol is a relatively

inexpensive application.

� Alcohol is a legal and popular drug.

� Alcohol is socially acceptable.

� Its only when we exceed drink driving

limits or become a public nuisance

that are we deemed to have broken the law.

� Numerous studies have linked levels of

alcohol to impairment and as such blood

alcohol levels are very easily measured.

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Common drugs: Drugs


Marijuana(Cannabis, Weed, Pot)

Opioids(Opium, Codeine, Morphine, Heroin)

Stimulants(Methamphetamine, Dexamphetamine,

Amphetamine)

Ecstasy(MDMA, Pingers, Candy, Eccy)

Hallucinogens(Psilocybin, Mushrooms, Mescalin, LSD,

Angel Dust)

Cocaine(Coke, Snow, Nose Candy, Blow)

Volatile Substances(Solvents, Inhalants)

Prescription medication(Benzodiazepines and some opioids)


AOD Training

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Training Solutions

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Training Solutions Our training solution allows for either self-passed online training through

distance learning programmes or group training sessions on customer work places:

� Certified Drug & Alcohol Screening Officer will provide Statement of Attainment in

accordance with the Australian Quality Training Framework under the definition of 'Collector' in

the relevant Australian Standards as required by OH&S standards.

� Certified Alcohol testing training ensures that Alcohol testers are fully competent.

� Reasonable Suspicion covers the signs and symptoms and physical, behavioural, speech

and performance indicators of probable alcohol and/or other drug use or misuse, and to make

fair reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing decisions in the workplace.


www.alcolizer.com/solutions/training

Training Solutions – Reasonable Suspicion

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Reasonable Suspicion Training/Testing Online course:

• Primarily for managers and supervisors.

• What constitutes reasonable suspicion and how it is determined.

• Identify signs and symptoms of AOD use.

• How to properly document an incident.

• Defines the supervisor’s role.

• Understand the effects and risks of alcohol and drug use.

• How to consult with an employee.

• Your company AOD policy and procedures.



Training Solutions – Reasonable Suspicion


Key points

• Do not diagnose abuse or addiction

• Does not need to identify the specific drug

• Be alert

• Identify the specific observations

• Discuss with the employee



Complete AOD Solutions

Visit https://www.alcolizer.com/solutions/drug-testing


� Australia’s largest supplier of alcohol detection equipment to police.

� Supplier of alcohol detection equipment to law enforcement agencies around the world.

� Our customer base includes the following industry sectors: Transport, Logistics,

Manufacturing, Law Enforcement, Construction, Mining, Oil & Gas and Healthcare.

� Proudly WA owned! Designed and developed in Australia for our rugged environment.

� Invests millions of dollars into R&D, Community Programs for workplace safety. Platinum Sponsor of the 21st International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety Conference Brazil, 2016.

Alcolizer Technology


Alcolizer Technology – Mandate

Our research programs continue

to ensure you have the

right not to offend, now, and

well in to the future.

GARY JOHNSON, CO-FOUNDER AND OWNER


Drug testing methods

Which method is best for you?

Visit https://www.alcolizer.com/solutions

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Product Range

EC - Easy Check HH3 – Handheld Series LE5 – Law Enforcement

Series

WM4 - Wall Mount 4 Centurion

AOD Testing and

Industry Drug Testing

programs

Industry Service and

Support

Industry Rental

Programs

Industry Productivity

Tools


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EC – A reliable and accurate personal breath tester.

EC offers police standard electrochemical fuel cell sensing technology at an affordable

price for personal use.

HH3 – Accurate, reliable, fast and industrial breath tester with back to base calibration.

HH3 has been specifically designed for commercial and industrial alcohol breath testing

where there is a need for small, rugged format suitable for flexible use in the workplace.

LE5 – Police grade, reliable, fast and printable breath testing unit with Bluetooth and

GPS capability. Alcolizer LE5 has a world-first, modular system that enables calibration

and service to be completed on-site in around 60 seconds.

Used extensive use by law enforcement agencies around the world and suited for

sophisticated and heavy use industrial applications.

Alcohol Testing Solutions


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Wall Mount 4

• Rapid processing of a high volume workforces in industrial environments.

• Easily integrated into security and personnel management systems

• Real time alerts of non-negative readings.

• The Wall Mount 4 offers unrivalled accuracy and reliability by using its own

internal NATA Certified Gas Standard automatically calibrating every 24hrs.

Centurion

• Launched in June, Centurion is the latest in compact, efficient, zero tolerance

alcohol testing from Alcolizer Technology.

• Centurion is the only wall mounted breath tester on the market today with

Alcolizer’s patented modular calibration system. This modular system enables

calibration on-site in around 60 seconds – thereby increasing the units’

availability for testing by minimizing calibration downtime.

Alcohol Testing Solutions


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LE5 Main Module• GPS

• Bluetooth

• Rechargeable

• Log Storage

LE5Breathalyser

Module

• Passive

• Standard

• BAC

LE5

Drug Reader

Module

• 5 Drugs

• > 90 secs

• $ Effective


Innovation

The Complete Solution

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� Connectivity

� Multiple Site Capability

� Total Visibility



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LE5 Alcohol and

Drug Tester

Android app on

your phone

Can be hosted on your

server or the cloud

User Portal for editing and reporting on

data (Map tracking, Live Dash board,

Results by time of day)


Drug Testing – Solutions

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Consumables Druglizer provides a comprehensive range of drug and alcohol

testing products. Urine Cups, Oral Fluid swabs, Testing Paperwork, Laboratory

Confirmation kits and on-site drug testing safety consumables.

AOD Testing Program customised to meet your business needs:

� Fully Outsourced – Druglizer will manage your whole AOD testing including

Scheduled, Post Incident, Pre-employment, Random and For Cause.

� Hybrid Program – A program tailored to suit your specific requirements.

Includes complex or remote operations and we can meet budget constraints.

� Customer In-house – Your company manages the whole AOD program

and Druglizer will provide Training and consumables.


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� Major locations across Australia.

� Nationally certified, trained and allied health and

emergency testers in all hubs.

� Travel from hubs to service regional locations.

� Random Testing, Reasonable Suspicion Testing.

� Training and education.

� Alcohol testing included free with every drug test.

� 24/7 incident call out service (2hr arrival for metro)

� 24/7 Hot Line Support of self-testing where the tester has

been trained by Alcolizer and is using Alcolizer

� Consumables and laboratory confirmations.


Drug Testing – AOD Hubs


Response times and locations

Safe Work Laboratories have automated and computerised pathology laboratories with

the latest modern equipment available today. Together we offer comprehensive, high-

quality; rapid-response laboratory testing for every confirmatory test.

Laboratory response times for Drug Tests:

� All test confirmations – available 24 hours upon receipt by lab

Laboratory:

� Locations: Melbourne, Brisbane, Darwin, Perth.

� Full NATA certification

� Toxicology support available

Confirmatory Tests

Alcolizer Technology – A Quality Company

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ISO 9001:2008 - Quality Management Systems

Alcolizer is certified under ISO 9001:2008 for the

below scopes in drug detecting and alcohol breath

testing equipment and provision of on-site drug

testing (Certificate Number QEC20323):

� Research and Development

� Sale

� Manufacture

� Servicing



� On-site capability

� Alcohol and other drug testing

� Post-Incident testing and support

� Comprehensive service and maintenance

� Training and education

� Premium support hot-line

Visit:

www.alcolizer.com/solutions

Alcolizer Capability

CONTACT US

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 1300 789 908

www.alcolizer.com

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