One of the biggest things to hit us when the 2005 Health, Safety and Welfare at Work act came in to force was the section on intoxicants in the Workplace. "Great" we all thought, or at least those of us working in H&S who were used to seeing forklift drivers under the influence or machine operators with pupils as wide as their corneas.
We waited patiently for the regualtions in 2007 but lo' and behold the section on intoxicants was not regulated for. Nobody could say why but an opportunity was missed.
This week the HSA published an FAQ on intoxicants that does clear up some of the confusion but also very clearly states that there is no regulation on the horizion. Bloody shame.
http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Publications_and_Forms/Publications/Occupational_Health/Intoxicants_at_Work_Information_Sheet.html
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