FIT FOR DUTY PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL AWARENESS WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WHAT TO LISTEN FOR
FIT FOR DUTY VS IMPAIRMENT Fit for Duty: Fit-for-duty means that an individual is in a healthy physica ysical l and psycholog ychologica ical l state te that enables the person to perform the essential tasks of his or her work assignment(s). This fitness ensures the work can be completed in a manner that does NOT threaten the safety or health of oneself, co-workers, property, or environment. Impairm irmen ent: A deterioration of an individual's judgment and decrease in his or her physical or psychological ability.
RECOGNIZING AND UNDERSTANDING 1. We see what we want to see. 2. We hear but do we actually listen?
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
MANAGER *** SUPERVISOR *** CO-WORKER Information Received What Does it Mean What To Do
WHAT TO LOOK FOR? PHYSICAL SICAL • Seeing • Hearing • Smelling
WHAT TO LOOK FOR? PSYCHOLO CHOLOGICAL GICAL • Seeing • Hearing • Remembering (patterns of behaviour)
PHYSICAL Visual Glassy Redness of the eyes Unsteadiness in a standing position Incoordination with fine motor skills (lack of normal adjustment of muscular motions; failure to work harmoniously) Physical Demeanor – Avoidance or deliberate increase distance during personal contact
PHYSICAL Hear Slow pronunciation Slur in speech Repetition with responses Stumbling speech or abrupt change in thought Vague response to questions with specific answers
PHYSICAL Smell Odor of alcohol *** *** *** Low w insu sulin in leve vels s in a perso rson with diabe iabetes s can creat ate an odor dor simil milar ar to that at of alco cohol l ***
PSYCHOLOGICAL Visual Continuous yawning – tired Indecision or lack of focus with tasks (stops working or long delays with physical actions) Crying Avoidance of physical contact with others – segregate themselves Acts of aggression and frustration and specifi ific c behaviou aviour r that t follows lows
PSYCHOLOGICAL Hear Conversations that the conte tent nt of discus ussion n may result in increased risk of fatigue, self resentment or conflict with others Request for help with a mental health problem or developing crisis Concerns from/of others that are not sure what to do
PSYCHOLOGICAL Re Remembering mbering – Es Establ blishing ishing a work rk relationship tionship Differences in behaviour that cause concern – internal Spidey sense
MAKING A DETERMINATION Based on what you see, hear and possibly smell – to toge geth ther er – help formulate a “reasonable” assumption that a worker may be experiencing impairment. Possibly by a substance such as alcohol or or is fatigued to a degree where they cannot hold the level of focus or concentration required to perform tasks safely and effectively. The term reason asonable able is a generic and relative one and applies to that which is appropriate for a particular situation. In the law of Negligence, the reason asonable ble person standard is the stand andar ard of care e that t a reaso sonabl nably y pruden rudent pers rson on would ld observe serve und nder er a given en set t of circ rcums umstan ances ces.
PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL What t do we do?
RESPONSE TO We have an “ unfit for duty ” Worker rker Supervi pervisor sor Manager ager
WHAT TO DO? Client or company policies and procedures will guide the steps to be taken based on the factors that deem the person to be UNFIT IT FOR DUTY TY Alcohol hol and Drug rug Fatigue gue Manag agem emen ent
CHECKLIST Checklists shoul ould alway ways s be used d when a worker, supervisor or manager is suspected of being unfit for duty. This checklist is your due diligence and documentary evidence in the event your determination of the level of fit for duty is challenged.
CHECKLIST Can this checklist be used as part of an investigation – post incident? YES!
CHECKLIST
WHEN ARE WE DOING THIS? We should be constantly assessing our work area for hazards (anyone nyone unfi fit for r duty) ty) Initial daily involvement should include watching for signs of impairment.
FIT FOR DUTY Statistics Canada report for getting the recommended hours of sleep each night – 7 to 9 hours - 2013
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/psychosocial/substance.html https://www.workplacesafetynorth.ca/sites/default/files/Alcohol_and_the_Workplace_TOOLKIT_Oct2013_KLFA.pdf http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/publications/department-ministere/state-public-health-alcohol-2015-etat-sante-publique- alcool/alt/state-phac-alcohol-2015-etat-aspc-alcool-eng.pdf
FIT FOR DUTY PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL AWARENESS THANK YOU
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