Taking drugs is everybody’s responsibility

Occupational Health Nurse, Marietta Duffy-Burgess, highlights the pitfalls around prescribed and non-prescribed drugs in the workplace – and what one crane company is doing to manage the risk in this month’s The Technical Corner.

The crane industry is confronted with another form of risk which requires health professionals to assist PCBUs, with the growing reliance on medical therapy as the primary intervention for illness from GPs.
Additionally, employees who aren’t taking or managing their diabetes with prescribed medication – or any medical condition that requires prescription drug management appropriately – can be just as dangerous in the workplace as someone who is using illicit drugs.

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