Tasmania case may surprise many If you’re a manager or owner of a business in Tasmania where safety is important, would you want employees to call in sick if they’d been drinking alcohol to excess the night before or taking drugs? It’s an intriguing question and perhaps one where there is no single right or...
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Drugs and alcohol feature in Tasmania’s “fatal five” on the roads
An article in The Advocate Newspaper has highlighted the role that drugs and alcohol play in fatal accidents on Tasmania’s roads. According to the article, Tasmania Police include drugs and alcohol as a single factor in the state’s fatal five for road safety. The fatal five factors include: Speed Seatbelts Distraction Fatigue Drugs and alcohol...
Alcohol – testing times for your Tasmanian workplace
In the December 2015 edition of Workplace Issues Magazine, WorkSafe Tasmania highlighted the challenge that upcoming workplace social events can bring in the lead up to Christmas. While two years may have passed, the same challenges apply, so let’s recap some of the main points of the Alcohol + workplace parties article: If you provide...