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Drug & Alcohol Policy

 

Ground Masters is committed to promoting a safe, healthy, and productive workplace and to ensure that all personnel comply with the policy’s procedural requirements.


The misuse of alcohol and medications, and the use of other drugs, can have serious consequences in the workplace. Ground Masters has an obligation under the Work Health and Safety legislation to provide a safe workplace. It shall therefore act when the health or safety of people in the workplace is affected by misuse of, or addiction to substance/s or alcohol.


Ground Masters also recognises that some employees may need support for a drug and/or alcohol related problem. Accordingly, it provides information in relation to seeking professional expertise with misuse or addiction issues.


It is important to ensure all personnel are familiar with the workplace standard regarding fitness for work and promote a working environment that provides and maintains a safe and healthy work environment for all workers.


Therefore, it is Ground Masters policy to:

 

  • Provide personnel with information, education, and training;

 

  • Accept that addiction to drugs and/or alcohol is an illness;

 

  • Recommend how workers with drug and/or alcohol related problems can seek assistance;

 

  • Provide workers with access to professional expertise with addiction issues;

 

  • Ensure all management, and personnel understand their responsibilities in relation to the effects of alcohol, medications, and other drugs in the workplace; and

 

  • Create a safe and healthy work environment that is free from hazards associated with drugs and alcohol.


During work hours, Ground Masters personnel shall have a blood alcohol level of 0.000% and not possess or use any form of drugs; this includes controlled, mood- and mind-altering substances. Any worker that refuses a drug or alcohol test; shall be deemed as a non-negative result and a written warning be issued.


Individuals shall ensure that any prescription or non-prescription medication is taken safely without risk of impairment and informs the General Manager of possible side effects.


All workers, including visitors shall be subject to drug and alcohol tests and must comply with the requirements within this policy and Ground Masters Health and Safety Guideline for Drugs and Alcohol (GM-HSG-HSE-004).


Any workers, including visitors found to be in breach of this policy shall be subject to the disciplinary action as detailed in Ground Masters Health and Safety Guideline for Drugs and Alcohol (GM-HSG-HSE-004).


All drug and alcohol testing will be conducted by external third-party health providers with analysis carried out in accordance with the Australian Standard AS/NZS 4308:2008 Procedures for Specimen Collection and the Detection and Quantitation of Drugs of Abuse in Urine.


This policy shall be reviewed at regular and planned intervals including a review of its effectiveness.

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Robert Wakefield, Managing Director                                       Evan Wakefield, General Manager

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