Drug & Alcohol Testing Policy
Fast UK Parcel Ltd
1. General Principle
Fast UK Parcel continually strives to conduct our business activities in a way that achieves the highest possible health and safety standards for our employees, contractors, clients, and members of the public. As the core of our business is based around road transport, we recognise that we can contribute to a safe, healthy and productive work environment by adopting a zero-tolerance policy on the use of alcohol and illegal drugs in the workplace — preventing drug and alcohol problems by raising awareness, by identifying problems at the earliest stage, and by offering support to those who have a problem.
Our policy is designed to ensure that no person under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol supplies or renders services to Fast UK Parcel, or operates a vehicle on behalf of Fast UK Parcel.
2. Who is Covered by This Policy?
This policy applies to all of our employees and sub-contractors (including agency and self-employed personnel), consultants, and employees of other organisations when working on our sites and premises, or on the sites and premises of our clients on our behalf.
3. Employee / Contractor On-Boarding Screening
Before any individual may supply or render any services to Fast UK Parcel in any context — whether as an employee, sub-contractor, or personnel of a sub-contractor — a drug and alcohol screening test must be performed and a negative sample provided.
4. Random Screening
Whilst contracting to, or under the employ of, Fast UK Parcel, there shall be a continued requirement for each individual to agree to undertake random drug and alcohol screening tests to verify compliance with this policy, when requested by either a representative of Fast UK Parcel or a representative of our client at whose premises the services are being rendered or supplied.
5. Testing Process
All screening tests undertaken by any individual in line with this policy shall be conducted at the expense of Fast UK Parcel, by a suitably qualified and authorised independent toxicologist on behalf of the third party appointed by either Fast UK Parcel or a client of Fast UK Parcel to conduct such screening tests.
All screening test results shall be made available to the donor once they are made available to Fast UK Parcel.
6. Right to Appeal
The donor shall have the right to appeal on the grounds that the on-site testing equipment may be defective; in that case, samples will be sent to an approved laboratory. Further costs or penalties may be incurred subject to the result.