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How do you deal with inebriation?
Here’s seven suggestions on how you can stay safe when dealing with an inebriated person:
- Stay calm and approach them in a non-aggressive stance, open, empty hands in a friendly, non authoritative manner.
- Try not to tell them what to do, but offer them choices and make your movements nice and slow.
What happens if you are drunk at work?
In such instances, an employer may be required to provide an accommodation to the individual. However, an employer can discipline, discharge or deny employment to an individual whose use of alcohol adversely affects his or her job performance or conduct, Hoyman said.
How do you move a drunk person?
If a drunk person is asleep and breathing normally, something called the ‘Bacchus’ move is a way to help them stay safe and keep their airway clear. Using their own left arm as a pillow, roll the person onto their left side and drop their right knee forward to help stabilize them.
How to deal with an employee who comes drunk at work?
Employee Comes Drunk At Work 1 Drunk at work? Approach the employee politely. 2 Keep records. If the employee has admitted being drunk, document the event and ask the employee to sign for record purpose. 3 Employee Assistance. 4 Establish Drug and Alcohol Policy.
What should a manager do when an employee is accused of alcoholism?
A manager take the employee aside, again with HR or managerial witnesses, to discuss the behavior. If the employee doesn’t have a legitimate explanation for the behavior, have a manager drive the employee to the alcohol testing site, assuming the organization has one.
Can a manager drive an employee to an alcohol testing site?
If the employee doesn’t have a legitimate explanation for the behavior, have a manager drive the employee to the alcohol testing site, assuming the organization has one. The manager should stay at the site during the test and then escort the employee back to the worksite or drive him or her home.
What should a manager do if an employee has slurred speech?
A manager document his or her observations of the employee regarding behavior, slurred speech or odor, perhaps with one or two witnesses. A manager take the employee aside, again with HR or managerial witnesses, to discuss the behavior.