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“隐私 & 保密是最重要的，当你的药物和酒精计划的进行药物测试。”

正确的组织和管理的测试计划将有助于避免对隐私问题 & 保密. You should ensure the external testing agency or your in-house “collectors” demonstrate true recognition of the importance of these issues. Specific training regarding all aspects of privacy & 本来应该保密的“收藏家”.

如果保护措施落实到位，以保护个人隐私 & 保密，那么剩下的唯一顾虑为您的员工通常会出​​现缺乏了解或误传.

一个常见的​​问题，提出的职工群体，例如“我们如何能保护雇员的隐私现场结果后积极从其他员工保持它的秘密?“

在现实中, 其他员工肯定会注意到雇员缺席的情况下，谁可能被踩下来时，大约在同一时间进行药物测试被. 这几乎是不可能保持它的秘密 – 但确有必要? 当员工“站在”一个未经确认的阳性结果, 待实验室确认, it could simply be a result of pain medication. Speculation and gossip over the substance causing the positive must be discouraged as part of your drug and alcohol testing and education / 宣传计划.

那么，什么是“四个常见问题关于”隐私 & 保密” 和您的药物 & 酒精测试方案?“

这四个问题是最重要的:

• 1 – 我们如何获得和保持信任我们的员工? Employers must demonstrate they are properly considering privacy and confidentiality. This should be addressed in the content of your policy & 程序. It should also be addressed openly during education of your employees at the implementation of your program. All aspects of your program must be handled with integrity, fairness and accountability. This includes structure of the policy & 程序, 测试过程管理, 透明的随机选择, 正式的纪律处分程序和尊重管理的“积极”的结果.
• 2 – 在您的组织中，谁应该是参与药物 & 酒精的程序记录? Common sense dictates that only those persons who must be involved in the administration of a testing program or direct supervision or management of the employee concerned should be privy to this sensitive information. Within this approach steps can be taken to further protect privacy. For example whilst a senior supervisor may be made aware of a failed drug test, 具体药物的类型和水平的检测可能会受到限制的高级安全经理.
• 3 – 究竟你需要保持私人? Specific details of employee usage of drugs, 包括药物, 和酒精的合作，工人和管理人员应保密. 唯一一次使用的药物 & 酒精应该向管理层汇报时，雇员的药物或酒精测试失败. 有些雇主误认为隐私和保密，应该延伸到每个员工一个秘密保持实际参与测试. The real privacy and confidentiality issue here is the specific details of employee test 结果 and/or their use of alcohol, 药物或两者. 事实上，它是有益的，让员工知道他们的同龄人, and managers are being tested. This maximises the deterrent effect of the testing program as it is a constant reminder drug & 酒精测试发生在工作场所.
• 4 – 从我的员工，我可以要求什么样的信息? Any use of drugs, 如果选用这种影响安全或适合工作，工作时间以外的酒精和药物只有相关管理. Thus it may be 不当 to seek details of an employees’ use of non-safety sensitive medications. 这可以通过实施正确的管理深思熟虑的程序.