DRUG FREE

WORKPLACE PROGRAM
(GOVERNMENT)
 DRUG FREE
WORKPLACE PROGRAM
 DRUG USE IN
THE
WORKPLACE
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 Deterioration of Physical Appearance

• Loss of weight

• Weight Gain

• Haggard
appearance

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 General Changes in Personality

• Hot-headedness
• Irritability
• Increased difficulty
in handling tasks

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 General Changes in Personality

• Missed deadlines
• Low productivity
• Increased wastage
• Public complaints
• Frequent accidents
• Carelessness

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 EFFECTS ON CO-WORKERS
• Increased workload
• Decreased production
• Continuous covering up
will lead to conflict
• Others will want to take
things easy
• Growing possibility of
accidents
(Negligence/ impaired
judgment)
• Drug use spreading to co-
workers

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 EFFECTS ON EMPLOYER
• Increase in medical
cost
• Reduce output due to
absenteeism
• Deteriorating working
relations
• Missed deadlines and
lost business
• Unsound decisions
• Excessive time
wastage
• Damage of property
due to accidents

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 EFFECTS ON EMPLOYER

• Pilferage/ theft
• Employee embezzlement
• Risk of company secrets
being sold to competitors or
unauthorized person
• Breakdown of worker
discipline creating
supervisory problems
• Loss of public trust and
confidence
• Poor quality products and
services

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 Board Regulation No. 2 Series of 2004
GUIDELINES FOR THE FORMULATION AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF A DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
PROGRAM AND THE CONDUCT OF AUTHORIZED DRUG
TESTING BY ALL OFFICES, BUREAUS, AND AGENCIES OF
THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS,
GOVERNMENT OWNED AND CONTROLLED
CORPORATIONS AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF LEARNING
INCLUDING STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

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 CSC RESOLUTION NO. 1700653 DATED MARCH 15, 2017

“ANY PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE FOUND POSITIVE FOR

DRUG USE AT THE FIRST INSTANCE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO
UNDERGO A MANDATORY REHABILITATION OR COUNSELING
PROGRAM DEPENDING ON A SEVERITY OF DRUG USE. THOSE
WHO REFUSE TO UNDERGO SUCH OR FAIL TO COMPLETE
THE RAHABILITTAION PROGRAM SHALL BE FROMALLY
CHARGED WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFENSE OF GRAVE
MISCONDUCT”.

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 DDB BOARD REG NO. 13, SERIES OF 2018

PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES FOUND

POSITIVE FOR DRUG USE AT FIRST INSTANCE
SHALL BE SUBJECT
DISCIPLINARY/ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS
WITH A PENALTY OF DISMISSAL FROM SERVICE

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 HARMONIZATION: CSC RESOLUTION NO.
1900238 DATED MARCH 8, 2019
CSC RESOLUTION NO. 1700653 SHALL REMAIN AS THE
GENERAL POLICY ON THE CONDUCT OF MANDATORY RANDOM
DRUG TESTING FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES

DDB BOARD REG NO. 13, S. 2018 SHALL ONLY BE ADOPTED BY

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WHO ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE
COVERAGE OF CSC RESOLUTION NO. 1700653

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 RA 9165 SEC. 32, ARTICLE II

• LIABILITY
TO A PERSON VIOLATING ANY
REGULATION ISSUED BY THE BOARD

• MAXIMUM PENALTY:
• 6 MOS AND 1 DAY TO 4YRS
• FINE PHP 10,000 TO 50,000

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 OBJECTIVES of DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION in the
WORKPLACE

 Maintain and/or restore

healthy and safety
standards, productivity
and quality of
workmanship in the
workplace.

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 COMPONENTS OF A DRUG FREE WORKPLACE
PROGRAM

-Advocacy, education, & training

-Drug testing program for officers & employees

-Treatment, rehabilitation, & referral

-Monitoring and Evaluation

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 ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, TRAINING

•Awareness and education to officers and workers

-relevant features of RA 9165
-company’s rules & regulations
-drugs & their effects
-services available for officers & workers
-posting of banner “THIS IS A DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE; LET’S
KEEP IT THIS WAY!”
•Encouraged to extend drug education to employee’s
family & the community

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 DRUG TESTING PROGRAM

•Employers shall require

their officers & workers to
undergo random drug
testing

•Shall conform to the

protocol set by DOH

• Only drug testing centers

accredited by DOH shall be
utilized

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 DRUG TESTING PROGRAM

• Drug testing
-Screening
-Confirmatory
• Positive drug test results shall be
forwarded to the Assessment Team
for evaluation
-Level of care needed
-Administrative interventions
• Drug testing for “just cause”
-After workplace accidents or near misses
-Monitoring during & after treatment & rehab
-Upon clinical recommendations

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 RA 9165 SEC. 36-D, ARTICLE II

• MANDATORY DRUG TEST:

• OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF PUBLIC AND

PRIVATE OFFICES

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 TREATMENT, REHABILITATION, REFFERAL

• The policy & program shall include treatment ,

rehabilitation, & referral procedure to be provided by the
company
-The Assessment Team shall determine the need for referral (for 1st
time offenders)
- After rehabilitation, the Assessment Team may evaluate the status &
may recommend resumption of employment
- Repeat offenders shall be dealt with according to the penalties under

the Act

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 MONITORING AND EVALUATION

• The DFWP Committee/Assessment or any similar

committee
• To ensure the implementation of the policies & programs

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 THIS IS A DRUG-FREE
WORKPLACE:
“LET US KEEP IT THIS WAY”

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 THANK YOU

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