Question

Which of the following is not a recommendation for a drug-free workplace policy?

	a.	Perform post-employment drug testing on all new hires.
	b.	Maintain strict confidentiality of all test results.
	c.	Utilize the services of a medical review officer for all positive drug test results.

Answer 1

Following is the answer:

b.

Maintain strict confidentiality of all test results. A drug-free workplace policy ensures that the employees while working in the organization do not consume any drugs. This includes educating the employees regarding the ill-effects of consuming drugs and forming strict rules and regulations to safeguard the employees from drug-related risks. Thus, upon recruitment, the newly hired employees are tested for drugs. Also, the medical review officer reviews the positive drug test results in order to do the needful. However, the drug-free workplace policy requires employees to be open and have trust in the organization. Thus, the test results must be disclosed only to the concerned, so that remedy-action can be initiated.