DRUG TESTING IN INDUSTRY THE OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONER’S ROLE Acknowledgement: Dr Peter Boogaard, Chief Toxicologist, Shell Health Services, SIPC, The Hague, Netherlands: Medical Review Officer Course

DRUG TESTING IN INDUSTRY Why test? Judgement errors HSE consequences Financial & reputational consequences OHS requirement

DRUG TESTING IN INDUSTRY Who to test? HSE-sensitive positions Heavy Plant Operators (vehicles, machinery etc) Maintenance staff Security staff Chauffeurs Company representatives Senior management

DRUG TESTING IN INDUSTRY When to test? Periodic medical surveillance examinations Post-illness Random Pre-employment/placement For-cause

DRUG TESTING IN INDUSTRY - OMP ROLE Receive test results from lab. Notify employee of confirmed pos. test result Review & interpret each confirmed pos. test result Provide opportunity for employee to discuss pos. test result Cont …….

DRUG TESTING IN INDUSTRY - OMP ROLE (2) Review employee’s medical history as appropriate Review medical records as appropriate Verify laboratory results Notify employer of verified positive result Cont …….

DRUG TESTING IN INDUSTRY - OMP ROLE (3) Process employee request for re-test Make decision-to-hire or return-to- duty recommendation Ensure decision-to-hire or return-to- duty requirements are accomplished Cont ……

DRUG TESTING IN INDUSTRY - OMP ROLE: SUMMARY All eleven steps! Nothing else! Provide a MEDICAL service – NOTHING ELSE!

DRUG TESTING IN INDUSTRY But Doc, he’s my best (driller/driver/ digger/etc)! AVOID THIS TRAP AT ALL COSTS!

DRUG TESTING IN INDUSTRY - POLICY DECISIONS Are taken in the boardroom, not the medical centre! Fall within overall A & D policy Concern: When to test Whom to test Outcome of positive test results Disciplinary and other decisions Confidentiality measures Must have no comeback on the OMP

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DRUG TESTING IN INDUSTRY - the last word? If you can’t do it properly, don’t do it at all!

DRUG TESTING IN INDUSTRY OTHER: Laboratory accreditation Screening vs confirmatory tests OVER TO PATHCARE!