There is no blanket standard that can be applied with regards to accommodation of medicinal marijuana use
in safety sensitive workplaces.
Today, a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada upheld an arbitration award which concluded that a random alcohol testing policy for use
in a safety sensitive workplace was not justified.
The policy implemented by Imperial Oil included pre-employment drug testing; mandatory drug and alcohol testing if there was reasonable cause, an accident or a near accident; and random drug and alcohol testing for employees
in safety sensitive positions.
In a not insignificant footnote to the issue of drug and alcohol testing in the workplace, in Ontario, the Toronto Transit Commission was successful in defending an injunction brought by Local 113 of the Amalgamated Transit Union, attempting to prevent the implementation of random drug and alcohol testing
in safety sensitive positions.
As a result of this balancing act, drug and alcohol testing is most often restricted to employees
in safety sensitive positions, and even then, tests are usually permissible only after an accident or a near - miss incident.
However, because it was decided by an appellate court, it is likely to influence decisions made under human rights legislation in all Canadian jurisdictions, particularly those involving employer drug use policies
in safety sensitive workplaces.
After - acquired Cause Upheld for its «Criminal» Nature
in Safety Sensitive Industry
In doing so, the Supreme Court overturned the New Brunswick Court of Appeal's decision that had concluded that an employer can implement a policy for mandatory random alcohol testing so long as (1) the workplace is «inherently dangerous», and (2) the policy only applies to individuals
in safety sensitive positions.
For workplace that is safety sensitive, there may not be alternatives to accommodate those unable to perform work
in safety sensitive roles.
In this instance, it is reasonable to believe that random testing is a tool that would contribute towards a safer working environment
in safety sensitive workplaces.
For random and unannounced drug / alcohol testing
in a safety sensitive environment, the goal would be that the employees performing the job are doing so under conditions that do not compromise safety.
Not exact matches
Product
safety is unusually
sensitive in China following scandals over the past decade
in which infants, hospital patients and others have been killed or sickened by phoney or adulterated milk powder, drugs and other goods.
«The opioid crisis is a threat to public
safety when it involves
safety -
sensitive employees involved
in the operation of any kind of vehicle or transport,» Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said
in a release.
Last is the challenge of
safety and security
in sensitive economic areas.
According to Diane Hahm, DuPont technical consultant, «DuPont understands the importance of
safety and reliability
in these very
sensitive applications.Enabling a safe, consistent supply of life - saving medication supports our commitment to the global challenge of protecting what matters most
Results of the Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety's study indicate that the lap belt should not be wrapped around the abdomen of the child's body as it is
sensitive and might get injured
in case an accident occurs.
GREENGUARD Gold Certification (formerly known as GREENGUARD Children & Schools Certification) offers stricter certification criteria, considers
safety factors to account for
sensitive individuals (such as children and the elderly), and ensures that a product is acceptable for use
in environments such as schools and healthcare facilities.
Bill Rammell, a Foreign Office Minister, has replied that he won't answer the question «
in order to protect the
safety and security of organisations delivering
sensitive projects overseas».
New development
in such environmentally
sensitive areas is prohibited to protect the quality and
safety of Long Island's sole - source drinking water aquifer, officials said
in a news release.
Paul Sabatino, a former Suffolk County legislative counsel and chief deputy county executive, said except
in rare instances of
sensitive public
safety issues, no detail should be omitted from an elected official's public calendar.
«Compact fiber optic sensor offers
sensitive analysis
in narrow spaces: Compact sensor would be useful for biomedical, chemical and food
safety applications.»
«We have to be extremely
sensitive to
safety and security, and everyone is
in agreement on that, but what I would not want to see is an overreaction.»
There are some people that are very
sensitive to ELF and have various reactions including sleep disruption and agitation and there is some link to cancer as discussed
in this Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Bulletin: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/elfradiation/healtheffects.html
«Anonymous phone calling services will proliferate
in 2006 as the online personals industry becomes ever more
sensitive about
safety.»
Undergraduates also expressed significantly greater concern with issues surrounding trust and
safety relative to graduate students, although both groups were
sensitive to the possible risks
in these domains.
The main input which is not primarily concerned with biological aspects will be delivered
in the form time programme by form tutors who receive training and suitable materials and advice as to the approach to this
sensitive area of the curriculum, under the guidance of the vice principal responsible for behaviour,
safety and personal wellbeing.
(2) As an employer, you must not use a cancelled test
in a situation where an employee needs a test result that is below 0.02 (e.g.,
in the case of a return - to - duty or follow - up test to authorize the employee to perform
safety -
sensitive functions).
(2) As an employer, you must not use a cancelled test for the purposes of a negative test to authorize the employee to perform
safety -
sensitive functions (i.e.,
in the case of a pre-employment, return - to - duty, or follow - up test).
(ii) Your means of ensuring that no information about the confirmed positive, adulterated, or substituted test result or the reason for the employee's temporary removal from performance of
safety -
sensitive functions becomes available, directly or indirectly, to anyone
in your organization (or subsequently to another employer) other than the employee, the MRO and the DER;
Employers of
safety -
sensitive transportation employees play a vital role
in ensuring the
safety of their employees and the traveling public.
The Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance advises the Secretary on national and international drug testing and control issues and is the principal advisor to the Secretary on rules related to the drug and alcohol testing of
safety -
sensitive transportation employees
in aviation, trucking, railroads, mass transit, pipelines, and other transportation industries.
The DOT agencies (the Federal Aviation Administration [aviation], the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration [trucking], the Federal Railroad Administration [rail], the Federal Transit Administration [mass transit] and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [pipeline]-RRB- and the United States Coast Guard (USCG)[maritime] each have industry specific regulations which in total cover approximately 12.1 million transportation employees who perform safety - sensitive func
Safety Administration [trucking], the Federal Railroad Administration [rail], the Federal Transit Administration [mass transit] and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration [pipeline]-RRB- and the United States Coast Guard (USCG)[maritime] each have industry specific regulations which in total cover approximately 12.1 million transportation employees who perform safety - sensitive func
Safety Administration [pipeline]-RRB- and the United States Coast Guard (USCG)[maritime] each have industry specific regulations which
in total cover approximately 12.1 million transportation employees who perform
safety - sensitive func
safety -
sensitive functions.
(f) As a SAP, you must also provide these written reports directly to the employee if the employee has no current employer and to the gaining DOT regulated employer
in the event the employee obtains another transportation industry
safety -
sensitive position.
The «Act» required DOT Agencies to implement drug testing of
safety -
sensitive transportation employees
in the aviation, trucking (including school bus drivers, and certain limousine and van drivers), railroads, mass transit, and pipelines industries.
If you are an employer
in the aviation, trucking, railroad, mass transit, pipeline or maritime industries, or if you have employees who perform DOT identified
safety -
sensitive positions, you must implement whichever regulation (s) apply.
(2) These proceedings also include a criminal or civil action resulting from an employee's performance of
safety -
sensitive duties,
in which a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the drug or alcohol test information sought is relevant to the case and issues an order directing the employer to produce the information.
(a) As an employee, when you have violated DOT drug and alcohol regulations, you can not again perform any DOT
safety -
sensitive duties for any employer until and unless you complete the SAP evaluation, referral, and education / treatment process set forth
in this subpart and
in applicable DOT agency regulations.
(2) You must be knowledgeable about the SAP function as it relates to employer interests
in safety -
sensitive duties.
It is the employer, rather than you, who must decide whether to put the employee back to work
in a
safety -
sensitive position.
ODAPC advises the Secretary on national and international drug testing and control issues and is the principal advisor to the Secretary on rules related to the drug and alcohol testing of
safety -
sensitive transportation employees
in aviation, trucking, railroads, mass transit, pipelines, and other transportation industries.
(d) However, you must, at a minimum, direct that the employee be subject to six unannounced follow - up tests
in the first 12 months of
safety -
sensitive duty following the employee's return to
safety -
sensitive functions.
If you are an employee
in the aviation, trucking, railroad, mass transit, pipeline or maritime industries, or if you work
in a DOT identified
safety -
sensitive position, you must comply with whichever regulation (s) apply.
As an employee performing
safety -
sensitive functions
in the transportation industry, you are responsible for providing a safe work environment for your co-workers and the traveling public.
DATMIS is used to record and store the results of drug and alcohol testing for randomly selected DOT employees
in safety or security
sensitive positions.
The Drug Alcohol Testing Management Information System (DATMIS) is a major departmental application used to randomly select DOT employees
in safety or security
sensitive positions for drug and alcohol testing.
(a) As a SAP, if you believe that ongoing services (
in addition to follow - up tests) are needed to assist an employee to maintain sobriety or abstinence from drug use after the employee resumes the performance of
safety -
sensitive duties, you must provide recommendations for these services
in your follow - up evaluation report (see § 40.311 (d)(10)-RRB-.
For example, suppose an applicant for a
safety -
sensitive job takes a pre - employment drug test, but there is a significant delay
in your receipt of the test result from an MRO or C / TPA.
Working
in a
safety -
sensitive position before successfully completing the return - to - duty process is a violation of the regulations.
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