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Wednesday, May 4, 2021 (8:30 am to 4:30 pm)
"Mind the Gap"
Creating Cohesiveness Within Your Fit for Duty Program
Many of the Fit for Duty programs utilized by safety-sensitive companies today are dominated by a focus on compliance. While compliance is important, it should serve as the foundation for a Fit for Duty program, not as the exclusive goal and final destination. The myopic fixation many companies have on compliance often leads to organizational and individual complacency and a lack of cohesion within the program itself. It is these conditions that allow “gaps” or blind spots that ultimately cost companies thousands of dollars, hundreds of manhours, company reputations, and sadly, worker’s lives – the very outcomes being compliant is designed to protect against.
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In 1968 the London Underground introduced the phrase “mind the gap” as a warning to rail passengers to take caution while navigating the gap between a train door and the station platform. This safety phrase can be aptly applied to workplace Fit for Duty programs, serving as a reminder for companies to “mind the gap” between their Fit for Duty program components and internal systems / departments.
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This session will illuminate some of the common gaps within and surrounding Fit for Duty programs and provide participants with the tools and resources to increase the overall cohesiveness of their Fit for Duty program.
Chelsey Tannahill
Chelsey Tannahill is the President and owner of Shift OHS Inc, a national third-party administrator of drug, alcohol, and occupational health programs. With over 9 years’ experience in the field of Occupational Health and Safety, Chelsey is committed to promoting positive safety culture and the changing of workplace norms surrounding impairment and worker fitness for duty. In addition to writing Fit for Duty policies and programs, Chelsey focuses much of her time on providing safety education and workplace training. Over the past couple of years, Chelsey has developed and delivered over 150 workplace safety training programs nationwide and has delivered safety presentations to a variety of local and national safety organizations including the National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA), Alberta Motor Transportation Association (AMTA), Canadian Society of Safety Engineers (CSSE), and Red Deer and Sylvan Lake Chambers of Commerce. Chelsey holds several credentials including Certified Drug Collector, Certified Breath Alcohol Technician, Certified Drug Collector Trainer, and Certified Breath Alcohol Technician Trainer.