1st March 2010, 12:43 PM
Geli Wrote:The only people with a real vested interest in testing are the private testing firms!
And the employers who are liable for any breaches of health and safety on site, and the employees and members of the public who may be affected by an incident arising from an individual working under the influence.
I can see how it could be seen as an intrusion into people's private lives - as far as I'm concerned, what people do in their own time is entirely up to them - but if I get run over by a drunken van driver, or hit by a machine bucket from an operator who is under the influence, I wouldn't be too chuffed, and neither would the HSE.
So what's the alternative? Alter your behaviour to suit the requirements of your industry, take the chance that you won't get tested, or change the kind of jobs you choose to do. I.e., don't go for large-scale infrastructure jobs working alongside other construction staff.
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