The Oil Firms Worldwide Marine Discussion board (OCIMF) has printed an up to date info paper, Tips for the Management of Medication and Alcohol within the Maritime Trade (2024).
The paper goals to supply common steerage and suggestions for the maritime business (operators of tankers, barges, offshore vessels and terminals related to the ship-shore interface) in creating and implementing controls for using medication and alcohol.
Within the tips, drug and alcohol use contains using prescribed and over-the-counter medicine, self-medication, leisure drug or alcohol use, drug or alcohol dependency, and unintentional publicity to medication or alcohol. The knowledge paper covers office testing however doesn’t deal with testing related to treating and recovering recognized substance dependency circumstances or return-to-work testing.
When designing a coverage and procedures in relation to the management of medication and alcohol, OCIMF advises that authorized and different medical skilled recommendation needs to be sought on the precise circumstances, together with a evaluation of authorized authority within the nation or jurisdiction the place office drug and/or alcohol testing might happen.
Saurabh Sachdeva, Publications and Advocacy Director, OCIMF, stated: “The explanations behind substance use will be sophisticated. To handle this subject, OCIMF locations nice significance on having a well-defined drug and alcohol coverage encompassing preventive and supportive measures, a testing program and disciplinary actions. It’s essential to foster an setting the place people really feel supported and comfy looking for assist to handle this danger successfully.”
The rules change OCIMF’s Tips for the Management of Medication and Alcohol Onboard Ship (1995).
