Workplace Impairment Officer Certification
Proactively preserving the safety and productivity of your workplace.
In many ways, there’s never been a more complex time to be a Human Resources leader. From benefits to policy, from recruiting to retention, from training to enforcement—it often seems the workload takes you further away from the very people you are there to steward. So far you may not have visibility to some of the most common and potentially concerning situations capable of creating real harm to your workforce and significant risk to your organization: those which involve impairment.
Significant Shift in Marijuana Perception
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has rescheduled marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), marking a significant shift in how marijuana is perceived and managed in the workplace. This decision opens Pandora’s box of policy updates, safety concerns, and educational needs for employers.
The rescheduling of marijuana by the DEA calls for a critical evaluation of existing workplace drug policies. No longer categorized as some of the most restricted substances, the new classification of marijuana necessitates a thorough revision of how businesses address drug use among employees, especially in safety-sensitive positions.