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Workplace impairment is a serious and sometimes confusing topic. The causes of impairment are varied, the effects mixed and remediation efforts, until now, have been difficult to implement. 

This guide to Workplace Impairment is designed to answer your questions and get your organization on the right track.

How is Legalized Marijuana Affecting Workplaces? 

91% of Americans agree with the relaxation of marijuana laws according to Pew Research.  This comes after marijuana has already been fully legalized in 17 states.

Shift-Workers 

15% of the U.S. full-time workforce works shifts outside the typical 9-5 day schedule. These workers are at increased risk of fatigue and shift-work disorder.

Further, a large portion of these workers work in safety-sensitive industries such as transportation, construction, healthcare, utilities, mining, aviation, agriculture, manufacturing, etc. Fatigue and shift-work disorder, if left unmanaged, could pose serious safety threats and reduce the productivity and performance of these workers. 

Between 2018 and 2019, the number of fatalities involving large trucks (those over 10,000 pounds), rose by 1%, the highest level in 30 years. Of these fatal accidents, 32.3% involved at least one driver-related factor. (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)

Workplace impairment is a serious and sometimes confusing topic. The causes of impairment are varied, the effects mixed and remediation efforts, until now, have been difficult to implement. 

This guide to Workplace Impairment is designed to answer your questions and get your organization on the right track.

Workplace occupational impairment is a serious and sometimes confusing topic. The causes of impairment are varied, the effects mixed and remediation efforts, until now, have been difficult to implement. 

This guide to Workplace Impairment is designed to answer your questions and get your organization on the right track.