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Safety, Health, Environmental & Quality Bulletin No 614

05 April 2018

Drugs & Alcohol

Have you ever considered the implication on a client if a contractor hits a site patron whilst driving a
van or operating a MEWP with alcohol or drugs in their system?

A survey of over 1300 people working across the industry discovered that 59% have concerns over the
effects of drugs and alcohol in construction, yet 65% have never been tested for drugs and alcohol. The
survey, which was conducted by the Considerate Constructors Scheme in May 2016 also revealed that:

• 39% admitted the issue of drugs or alcohol could be better tackled in their workplace
• 35% have noticed their colleagues under the influence of drugs and alcohol
• 25% agreed drugs or alcohol affected them at work through tiredness
• 23% agreed it affected them through decreased attention during work
• 19% agreed the effects made them less productive at work.

So, the challenge is how we introduce testing to make sure our clients are never put at risk, and engage
the teams in the exercise?

Please click on the following link, or on the image below to see how we are tackling it:
https://youtu.be/YGgE07nMK8s