Alcohol and drug screening of occupational drivers for preventing injury

Cashman, Clodagh; Ruotsalainen, Jani; Greiner, Birgit A.; Beirne, Paul V; Verbeek, Jos

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd006566.pub2

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“…Nevertheless, the predictive value of job stress on smoking and alcohol consumption is relatively limited, and may largely depend on subjective characteristics such as coping mechanisms [33], the quantity and quality of objective stress factors at work [35], the workplace culture [36] and the perception of supportive factors in the work and/or social environment [35, [37][38][39].…”

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Alcohol Consumption, Smoking, Job Stress and Road Safety in Professional Drivers

Useche¹,

Serge²,

Alonso³

et al. 2017

J Addict Res Ther

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Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of two addictive behaviours (regular alcohol consumption and smoking) among professional drivers and its relationship to Job Strain (job stress indicator of the Demand-Control model) and self-reported road safety outcomes. Methods:The study sample was composed by 2445 Colombian professional drivers with an average of 38.01 years of age, a mean of driving experience of 15.81 years and, in average, 7.35 hours of daily driving. Participants of this study had a mean of 0.41 road accidents and 0.50 traffic fines registered in the last two years. It was designed a questionnaire composed by three sections: a) socio-demographic data, including items such as gender, age, and driving habits, b) Job Strain (JCQ), and c) self-reported habits related to addictive behaviors, in particular smoking and alcohol consumption.Results: It was found that 20.3% of professional drivers have the habit of actively consuming tobacco, and 27.9% of drinking alcohol regularly. Furthermore, 28% of the sample presents Job Strain. Further, significant trends between smoking and: a) gender (i.e., being a male driver), and b) the fact of having Job Strain were found. Regarding alcohol consumption, two-step cluster analysis allowed to establish profiles of drivers when combining the fact of drinking alcohol regularly (or not) and the self-reported rates of fines and traffic accidents registered for the last two years. Finally, significant differences in Job Strain were established between drivers in both clusters, being the mean score higher for drivers reporting regular alcohol consumption and higher rates of fines and crashes. Conclusion:This research suggests the need for the development of comprehensive interventions on psychosocial factors at work and lifestyle issues among professional drivers, based on the reported rates of the two addressed addictive behaviors and its relationship to adverse health, occupational and safety outcomes.

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Alcohol Consumption, Smoking, Job Stress and Road Safety in Professional Drivers

Useche¹,

Serge²,

Alonso³

et al. 2017

J Addict Res Ther

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“…Os estudos apresentaram dados relativos aos trabalhadores de diversas atividades econômicas: setor elétrico 16 (B), fundição, varejo 19 (B), manufatura, serviços, construção civil 16,19 (B), ferroviário 16,17,19 (B) e transporte 18 (A)…”

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“…Após o processo de leitura dos artigos completos, houve a seleção de sete referências: cinco artigos originais [21][22][23][24][25] e duas revisões sistemáticas 18,19 . A busca na literatura cinzenta acrescentou mais três artigos originais 17,26,27 e uma revisão sistemática 16 .…”

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Diretriz Técnica da ANAMT (DT nº 02/2016)* - Efeito do rastreamento do uso de álcool e drogas entre trabalhadores

Silva-Junior¹,

Lessa²,

Maciel³

et al. 2016

Rev. Bras. Med. Trab.

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Esta diretriz seguiu padrão de uma revisão sistemática com recuperação de evidencias baseada no movimento da Medicina Baseada em Evidências (Evidence-Based Medicine), em que a experiência clínica é integrada com a capacidade de analisar criticamente e aplicar de forma racional a informação científica, melhorando assim a qualidade da assistência médica. A MBE utiliza provas científicas existentes e disponíveis no momento, com boa validade interna e externa, para a aplicação de seus resultados na prática clínica. 1,2As revisões sistemáticas são consideradas, atualmente, o nível I de evidências para qualquer questão clínica por sumarizarem sistematicamente informações sobre determinado tópico através de estudos primários (ensaios clínicos, estudos de coorte, casos-controle ou estudos transversais), *Este material é parte da parceria do Projeto Diretrizes, da Associação Médica Brasileira (AMB), e o Núcleo Diretrizes, da Associação Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho (ANAMT). O material também está disponível no site

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“…5 The other systematic review, although not published in the CDSR, is a 2014 publication in Accident Analysis and Prevention. 6 This systematic review looked at the literature between January 1990 and January 2013 and included studies that evaluated the effectiveness of drug testing at deterring employee drug use, reducing workplace accidents, and reducing injury rates.…”

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A discussion of the ethical implications of random drug testing in the workplace

Christie

2015

Healthc Manage Forum

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This article discusses the scientific and ethical implications of random drug testing in the workplace. Random drug testing, particularly in safety-sensitive sectors, is a common practice, yet it has received little critical analysis. My conclusion is that there are important ethical challenges with these programs. Employers must ensure that every aspect of their policies are rooted in scientific evidence, linked rationally to the goal of workplace safety, and are ethically justifiable.

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Alcohol and drug screening of occupational drivers for preventing injury

Cited by 39 publications

References 27 publications

Alcohol Consumption, Smoking, Job Stress and Road Safety in Professional Drivers

Alcohol Consumption, Smoking, Job Stress and Road Safety in Professional Drivers

Diretriz Técnica da ANAMT (DT nº 02/2016)* - Efeito do rastreamento do uso de álcool e drogas entre trabalhadores

A discussion of the ethical implications of random drug testing in the workplace

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