The Stoner-Cold Truth About Workplace Safety
How to keep workers safe after the legalization of marijuana.
As marijuana becomes more widely accepted and accessible, employers and employees alike are grappling with its implications for workplace safety - from impairment to productivity.
In our eBook, you'll learn about a solution that will address workplace impairment risks from marijuana. But I'll give you a hint, it's not drug testing...
What is in the whitepaper?
In our eBook, we discuss:
- Marijuana Legalization and its Impact on Impairment, Fatigue and Workplace Safety.
- A Comprehensive Evaluation of Traditional Methods such as Drug Testing.
- The solution: Psychomotor Vigilance Tests (PVT) - measuring all forms of alertness with accurate results.
FAQs
Recreational use has been legalized in Colorado, Washington, Alaska, Oregon, Washington, D.C., California, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Michigan, Vermont, Guam, Illinois, Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, New Mexico, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maryland, Missouri, Delaware, Minnesota, Ohio
There are many reasons why drug testing might not be the right choice, even just based on the fact that it can be quite costly! However, the main issue is that marijuana can remain detectable in the body for days or even weeks after use. Therefore, a positive test result doesn't necessarily mean the employee is impaired at work.
The percentage of adults aged 19-30 now using marijuana has increased to 44% from 35% in 2017. Similarly, for adults aged 35 to 50, it grew from 17% to 28%. Read the study
Fatigue Management Software that Measures All Areas of Alertness
Why use SafetyIQ?
SafetyIQ’s Fatigue Management Solution provides a streamlined, automated and reliable approach to identifying when your workers are struggling with alertness - a leading indicator of fatigue. Unlike other solutions, we measure all forms of alertness including coming down with an illness, receiving distressful news, lack of sleep and even substance use.
How do we do this?
Fatigue Management:
Users complete a 60-90-second game-like test at the start of each shift. The system develops a personal, rolling baseline that learns each person’s behavior patterns, and average performance, and adjusts as they improve with practice.
If a user receives a score outside their baseline parameters, they are prompted to retake the test. If their score doesn’t improve, their manager is notified to check-in with them and see if they are safe to work.
Our goal is to provide you with the ability to highlight at-risk workers, start a conversation and care for your employees.
Actual results from our Solution:
- 32% reduction in incident frequency
- 40% reduction in total recordable incidents
- 53% sustained reduction in annual claims costs
