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Generally, a countermeasure is an action taken to reduce or avoid the effects of an undesirable condition or situation. In managing fatigue, appropriate countermeasures can help improve alertness, maintain performance, and reduce drowsiness.

Taking appropriate fatigue countermeasures at appropriate times should be a cornerstone of a fatigue risk management system (FRMS), and understanding more about effective fatigue management is a foundation for better employee well-being overall.

Today, Amazon Announced that it Will Significantly Curb its Use of Pre-employment Drug Testing for Marijuana

Colorado lawmakers from both sides of the aisle agree that as the legal status and use of cannabis (marijuana) evolve, workplace drug testing must too.

Predictive Safety, COO Jeff Sease responds to the article by Alex Burness, The Denver Post, February 17, 2022

Even though there is plenty of information showing the serious risk that fatigue in the workplace presents, it is not commonly recognized as the significant risk to safety and productivity that it really is--at least not until a fatigue-related safety incident occurs in our workplaces. 

Good sense dictates that we should learn lessons from our mistakes so we avoid making them a second time. But must we always make a mistake before the lesson can be learned? Take the curious child who touches the hot stove after having been warned. Some of us may have even been that child once upon a time, unwilling to trust Mom’s warning at face value. We had to see for ourselves.

Current Challenges in Workplace Drug-Testing Programs

Workplace drug-test positivity reached new highs in 2020. Obviously, this is due in large part to increased substance use amongst workers in these industries.