Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace
Duration: Half Day .png)
Investment: $430 incl GST
Delivery: Face 2 Face & Webinar
(Delivery methods are subject to change)
Target Audience
Human Resource Officers, Managers and CEOs
Overview
Council employees have the duty to ensure that they take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that they do not adversely affect the health and safety of others. This duty extends to ensuring the performance of their duties is not adversely affected by drugs and / or alcohol.
Having a comprehensive drug and alcohol policy and an associated procedure will provide councils with the appropriate avenues to test, manage and discipline employees who are impaired by drugs and/pr alcohol in the workplace.
This session will discuss what is required in a drug and alcohol policy and the associated procedure, and what testing and disciplinary processes councils can implement.
Key Learnings
- What is required in a drug and alcohol policy and an associated procedure;
- Different forms and types of testing;
- Alcohol consumption during social and work-related events; and
- Investigation and disciplinary process where there is a reasonable suspicion of impairment.
Facilitator
Sathish Dasan, Principal – Employment and Industrial Relations, Governance – Norman Waterhouse Lawyers
Sathish is the Principal in charge of the Norman Waterhouse Employment & Industrial Relations, Insurance, and Governance & Regulatory teams. Sathish has been named as one of Australia’s leading lawyers in Doyle’s Legal Guide for the last ten years and has earned a reputation as one of South Australia’s pre-eminent specialists in the respective fields of industrial relations, local government and administrative law.
The Norman Waterhouse Local Government team is the largest of its kind in the State and is widely recognised as the leader in the provision of advice and representation to the local government sector in South Australia.
Additional Information
What ‘Delivery Options’ are available for this session?
If a session is scheduled, the delivery options can be found below in the location field of the ‘Upcoming Workshops’ section. (
Address = Face 2 Face delivery, Webinar = Virtual delivery)
No ‘Dates’ scheduled?
Complete our ‘
Enquiry Form’ to be added to our waitlist and notified of upcoming dates.
Interested in having this program brought ‘In-House’ to your council?
Check your eligibility by requesting an
‘In-house eQuote’.
For further information about the content of this program, please contact LGA Training on 8224 2000 or at
training@lga.sa.gov.au.
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Upcoming Short Courses
Name |
Date |
Time |
Location |
Cost (inc GST) |
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Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace |
28 August 2025 |
09:30 am - 12:30 pm |
Live Virtual Classroom |
$430.00 |
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