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Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace

Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace

Fitness for work is a policy most sites have and few explain. What impairment actually does to judgement and reaction time, how prescription medicines fit in, why testing exists and where to get confidential help.

About 40 minutes100% online, self-pacedSix months of access

What You Will Learn

  • Describe how alcohol and other drugs impair judgement, coordination, reaction time and mood, and why that creates a WHS risk
  • Explain what 'fitness for work' means and how impairment fits the WHS duty of care
  • Identify the shared duties of the PCBU (or employer) and workers in managing alcohol and other drug risk
  • Outline why workplaces have drug and alcohol policies and awareness of common testing methods
  • Recognise how prescription and over-the-counter medicines can affect fitness for work, and how to seek confidential help early

Course Content

Final Assessment: 10 questions, 80% pass mark, retakes available

Who This Course Is For

New and experienced workers, supervisors and anyone in a workplace where being unimpaired matters, from offices and warehouses to sites, transport and operating plant.

Written by Kam Askari, Managing Director of Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Lead Auditor. MBA, Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, MAICD. Checked against the sources listed below.

Sources and Legal References

Always rely on the current version on the regulator’s website.

Accreditation: This is a non-accredited awareness course. It does not issue a unit of competency and is not a substitute for licensed or accredited training, a medical assessment or clinical treatment. It does not authorise anyone to conduct drug or alcohol testing. Always follow your own workplace policy and seek professional advice for personal circumstances.
$49.00
inc GST

Seven day refund if you have not started

For employers and teams

Buy Seats for Your Team

$49.00 per seat, inc GST

Total inc GST$245.00

What You Get

WorkProof

Certificate of Completion

This is to certify that

Sample Learner

has successfully completed

Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace

All learning modules and the final assessment

16 September 2026Date of issue
WP-SAMPLE-0001Certificate ID
Scan the QR code, or enter certificate ID WP-SAMPLE-0001 at workproof.com.au/verify

Kam Askari

Director, Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd

QR code to verify WP-SAMPLE-0001

This is a certificate of completion of a non-accredited professional development course. It is not a nationally recognised qualification, a VET statement of attainment, a competency card, a licence, or evidence of competency. It is issued by Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd, which is not a Registered Training Organisation.

Sample layout. Certificate ID WP-SAMPLE-0001 verifies as Hazardous Manual Tasks and Manual Handling Safety.

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