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Training Aid
Name: Safety–sensitive Employee Guidelines for Use of Rx and OTCs
Format: Guideline
Author: RLS and Associates
(937) 299-5007
rlsasc@mindspring.com
Source: FTA Drug and Alcohol Regulation Updates, Issue 22, page 5
Summary: One page of guidelines for safety-sensitive employees. The guidelines
provide safety-sensitive employees with information that should be shared
between the employee and health care provider concerning medications
and medical conditions. They direct the employee to ask questions and
ensure that the correct medication is being used at the correct strength.
They also caution employees against using medications prescribed to
someone else, and reminds them to be cautious of medications that caused
sever side effects in the past.
Advantages: Is transit-industry specific. Provides detailed guidance for safety-sensitive
employees to follow while talking with health care providers concerning
medication. Defines employee responsibility associated with Rx/OTC
use. Addresses Rx/OTC hazards, employee responsibility, and employee
procedures.
Disadvantages: Provides no specific information about individual or classes of
medications. Does not provide sufficient detail on agency policy and
procedures for notification of Rx/OTC drug use, potential for MRO
review, or consequences of policy violation.
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