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The UK’s globally renowned maritime sector serves as a foundation for nearly every industry in the country. For centuries, it has played a pivotal role in the UK’s growth and development by facilitating global trade effectively.
The safety of a vessel, its crew and passengers is compromised when there is any level of alcohol or drug consumption among crew members. Even minimal amounts of alcohol have proven to impair judgement significantly, escalating the risk of accidents.
This behaviour poses a threat to the ship, cargo, and the marine environment, resulting in potential health issues, fatalities, and significant financial consequences for employers, seafarers and their families.
Addressing the misuse of drugs and alcohol necessitates active engagement and interest from employers. Effectively managing this issue involves careful consideration of safety, health, welfare, sickness, absence management, and discipline concerns. The most efficient way of discouraging drug and alcohol use in your shipping company is to implement a drug and alcohol policy and enforce it with drug and alcohol screening.
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Deterring drugs and alcohol by implementing a drug and alcohol policy - and enforcing it with drug and alcohol screening - is the most efficient method of reducing health and safety risks on construction sites.
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We work with private and public health care organisations, and have been a key supplier - directly and indirectly - to the NHS since the early 2000s. Today, over 50% of GPs in the UK use SureScreen products across 4 product types.
Manufacturing
Health and safety is vital in manufacturing as it is a high risk industry. Therefore, it is important to have an effective substance abuse policy and screening program in place to help keep your employees, and business safe.
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Controlling banned substances within a disciplined environment is always a challenge. Surescreen can identify recreational substance use, as well as identifying and proving the presence of tangible illicit substances and alcohol.
Transport & Logistics
The wellbeing of employees working in such a high risk sector is of paramount importance - not just for their peace of mind, but also yours. Recent studies show around 10% of drivers screened are testing positive for drugs of abuse.
Companies can implement various methods for drug and alcohol testing, including pre-employment, periodic routine, for cause and random testing.
Post-incident testing serves as crucial evidence during investigations into any maritime incidents. It helps determine whether the seafarers involved were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident or its immediate aftermath.
Random shipboard testing helps companies in upholding the maximum permissible blood/alcohol content set by the company. However, implementing random testing requires sensitivity, and companies should assess its compatibility with existing terms and conditions of employment. If not compatible, the company should seek contract variations. Clear communication is essential, specifying which seafarers will undergo random testing on board and designating authorised individuals to conduct the tests.
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