Canada Drug & Alcohol Awareness — Employee Training

Making the Workplace Safer and Mitigating Liability with Training

This course is for all employees that need to understand safety risks in a workplace with a drug and alcohol policy and that are subject to drug and alcohol testing.

Corridor’s drug and alcohol awareness training for employees focuses on the keys of being “fit for duty”, how drug and alcohol testing is conducted, what happens if the test is positive, return to duty procedures and outlines individual responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of all staff. The training also educates employees on the health effects of  alcohol use and abuse, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, cannabis — the difference between smoking/inhalation, edibles and the prolonged effect of ingesting cannabis. 

This 1 hour course will ensure that all employees understand the drug and alcohol policies and aid in keeping the workplace safe. Topics in our employee courses include:

• Applicable legislation (human rights, privacy, OH&S)
• Drugs and their effects (alcohol, cannabis, illicit drugs, prescription medications) 
• Cannabis (signs of use, legalization, performance)
• What can trigger an investigation and testing
• Safety risks
• Reasonable cause and post-incident testing protocols
• Real life situation handling examples
• Penalties for non-compliance
• When you may be asked to take a drug and alcohol test

By the end of the course, you will:

• Recognize employees’ obligation to be fit for work
• Describe short, medium and long term impairment
• Understand what reasonable suspicion is
• Recognize employers’ duty to accommodate
• Understand the collection process
• What return to duty and follow-up testing involves
• Know your rights as an employee

This course exceeds the Construction Owners Association of Alberta (Construction Owners Association of Alberta – COAA / Energy Safety Canada), and provides an overview of how Canadian Regulatory Agencies, The Canadian Human Rights Commission, The Workers Compensation Act and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations treat drug and alcohol abuse and misuse in the workplace. For non-DOT employers this course meets and exceeds industry standards for providing a safe workplace.

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