Workplace

Everyone has a role to play in workplace health and safety.

Both employees and employers have a responsibility to address impairment in the workplace, whether it is caused using Alcohol, cannabis or anything else.

Workplace impairment

Someone who is impaired may have difficulty completing their work tasks safely and may put themselves, their coworkers and the public in danger. There are many potential causes of impairment. In addition to factors such as fatigue and certain medical conditions, these include the use of legal and illegal substances such as:

alcohol
cannabis
street drugs
certain medications

A shared responsibility

Everyone has a role to play in workplace health and safety. Employers and employees alike should be prepared to prevent the risk of impairment at work.

Employers’ responsibilities

Employers should:

ensure the health and safety of all employees at work.
address physical and/or psychological hazards in their workplace, including when impaired.
work with employee representatives to develop, implement and evaluate a hazard prevention program to monitor and prevent hazards.
include policies on substance use and impairment in hazard prevention programs when the use of cannabis and other causes of impairment represents a hazard.

Employees’ duties

Employees must:

work safely.
understand the impact that using substances (medical/therapeutic or non-medical) can have on their safety and that of others.
report to their employer anything or circumstance that is likely to be hazardous to the employees or any other person in the workplace.
inform their employer if a medical condition or treatment may cause impairment and impact their ability to perform their job safely.
follow all instructions provided by the employer concerning the health and safety of employees.

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