2nd March 2010, 02:19 AM
Obviously, this has been a priblem for the construction industry, hence why there is the need for random drug and alcohol testing in the work place within this environment, and say not for solicitors, doctors, currys electronic suppliers, or infact, practically any one else in the uk. Perhaps a little general, but never the less, it is true. There are two main points to this arguement. 1) the assumption that some one whom is under the influence is easily identifiable by the supervisor. They are not - this is what happens with chemical addiction (extreme, but it hppens, even with caffeine) - your body stops producing the chemical which a drug will give you over time, and so people need it to feel normal. Any body who has lost some one to drug or alcohol addiction could tell you the same. The identifiers are not always there! 2) civil liberties do not come into this. We are not plucked from the streets, and forced into this. It is total choice. As above there are three options - you can accept this as an industry standard and carry on working, run the risk of being caught, or quit. I have not worked on a site in the last three years where there has not been random drug and alcohol screening and am surprised to hear that it has only just caught to certain parts of the country. It is now practically an industry standard, and as long as archaeologist act professionally then there should be no problem.