Posted By Robin V Boughton
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POLICY
SUBSTANCE ABUSE and HIV/AIDS
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Alcohol or drug abuse by employees and sub-contractors (including supervisory and management staff) can adversely affect the safety and health of themselves or others at work.
Therefore it is the policy of Our Company that any person known to be, or strongly suspected of being, affected by alcohol or drugs must be referred to the appropriate manager for appropriate disciplinary action to be taken.
Symptoms of drugs or alcohol abuse may be created by other conditions e.g. heat exhaustion, hypothermia, diabetes, etc. also the person may be affected by legitimate medication prescribed by a doctor. These conditions, while still requiring the person to be removed for safety reasons from their work, will obviously affect any disciplinary action that may be considered . Therefore, if there is any doubt as to the person’s condition or cause of their condition medical advice should be sought immediately.
HIV & AIDS
Our Company is committed to its Equal Opportunities Policy on employment. There will, therefore, be no discrimination against the recruitment or engagement of any persons on the grounds that he/she is HIV Positive or has AIDS. Persons who become HIV antibody positive or develop AIDS will not be discriminated against on such grounds in accordance with this Policy.
The Company will operate all aspects of its business so as to minimise the risks to the public, clients or its staff of contacting the virus accidentally.
Should an employee or sub-contractor contract the virus, the Company will take medical advice as to which, if any, parts of that person's job they should no longer carry out, or for which special precautions need to be taken. Such persons will be required to take those precautions in the conduct of their work.
Where, because of their condition, a person employed by Our Company is required to deal with other employees, clients or third parties and is, suffering from a contagious or infectious disease which can easily be transmitted to others in the normal course of work, they will be given sick leave until the condition is under medical control.
The risk to First Aiders is from infected blood or other bodily fluids. HIV and AIDS are not highly infectious when compared to other diseases such as Hepatitis B, which may be contracted in similar fashion.
When administering first aid the protective techniques taught during training will be applied at all times.