Identification

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7. Identification

7.1. Different types of identification

7.1.1. The identification of individual workers with alcohol- or drug-related

problems may be conducted at three levels:

(a) self-assessment by the worker, facilitated by information, education and training

programmes;

(b) informal identification by friends, family members or colleagues, who suggest that

the worker who appears to have a problem should seek assistance;

(c) formal identification by the employer, which may include testing.

7.2. Testing

7.2.1. Testing of bodily samples for alcohol and drugs in the context of

employment involves moral, ethical and legal issues of fundamental importance,

requiring a determination of when it is fair and appropriate to conduct such testing.

7.2.2. Testing should be undertaken in accordance with national laws and

practice, which may vary considerably among member States.

7.2.3. An example of considerations to be taken into account in drug and alcohol

testing is detailed in Appendix V – "Guiding principles on drug and alcohol testing in

the workplace" adopted by the ILO Interregional Tripartite Experts Meeting on Drugs

and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace, May 1993.