Understand that alcohol-related risk in safety-sensitive work can persist beyond intoxication, due to sleep disruption, fatigue, and residual cognitive effects.
Learn how fitness-for-duty decisions must consider both minimum alcohol-avoidance timeframes and the absence of residual symptoms, rather than time alone.
Understand the appropriate role and limitations of workplace alcohol testing, including why breath testing assesses impairment while other tests do not determine fitness for duty.
Your Comprehensive Guide to Alcohol Testing and Workplace Safety
This manual translates medical science, workplace safety principles, and real-world testing realities into practical guidance employers can use immediately.
Dr. Melissa Snider-Adler
As an Addiction Medicine physician and Medical Review Officer (MRO), I work with employers to understand and manage impairment risk in safety-sensitive workplaces. This resource was developed to provide clear, evidence-based guidance on alcohol-related risk, fitness-for-duty considerations, and workplace testing. My goal is to equip organizations with practical tools to support safer, defensible decision-making.
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