This course will detail the 5-step reasonable suspicion process for supervisors, as well as how to recognize common indicators of drug and alcohol use in the workplace. In this course, the dangers of workplace impairment due to substance use will be explored, as well as the symptoms of a substance use disorder, so supervisors are able to detect when their employees may be impaired. The common testing methodology for drug and alcohol testing will be explained, and policy surrounding testing will be discussed.

Course topics:

• Describe the dangers of workplace impairment caused by substance use.
• Explain the symptoms of a substance use disorder.
• Define components of a standard drug and alcohol policy and common testing methodology.
• Recognize the common indicators of drug and alcohol use in the workplace.
• Execute the 5-step reasonable suspicion process, including observation, confirmation, documentation, confrontation and testing.

Approximately — 1 hour and 47 minutes

Pass mark 80%

Certificate of completion.