The document outlines the roles and responsibilities of an assessment team for a company's drug-free workplace program. It states that the assessment team is composed of representatives from the company's safety and health committee, including occupational safety and health personnel, as well as representatives of both employers and workers. The team is responsible for formulating and endorsing the company's drug-free workplace policy and plan of action. They also build awareness of drug issues, ensure random drug testing is conducted, evaluate drug test results, and provide counseling and referrals for treatment depending on the level of risk or need indicated by screening results. The assessment team monitors rehabilitation progress and makes recommendations about employees' return to work.

1. ROLES OF THE
ASSESSMENT TEAM

2. WHO COMPOSES THE
ASSESSMENT TEAM?
• Safety and
Health
Committee
including
Occupational
safety and
Health
Personnel

3. WHO COMPOSES THE
ASSESSMENT TEAM?

4. •Employer’s and
workers'
representatives
WHO COMPOSES THE
ASSESSMENT TEAM?

5. ROLES OF ASSESSMENT TEAM
Address all
aspects of drug
abuse
prevention,
treatment and
rehabilitation in
the workplace.

6. Specific Roles
Responsible for the formulation and endorsement for adoption of
the company, a Drug-Free Workplace (DFW) policy and DFW plan
of action;
Convene regularly to discuss, formulate, review/ and evaluate
plans and programs related to drug-free workplace;
Report to the employer any development including issues and
concerns and updates related to the implementation of the Drug-
free Workplace program.
Coordinate with City Anti-Drug Abuse Council any concerns
related to the implementation of DFW program and if necessary to
PDEA and DOLE.

7. Specific Roles
 Build awareness of the officers and employees on the
adverse effects of dangerous drugs and the drug-free
workplace program of the company through:
◦ Training
◦ Education
◦ Symposia
◦ Fora
◦ Orientation (New Employees Orientation)
 Ensure that random drug-testing is observed in the
workplace in accordance to the company’s work rules
and regulations (i.e. Data Privacy Act);

8. Specific Roles
 Evaluate the results of the drug tests and determine the
level of care and administrative interventions that can be
extended to concerned employee;
 Provide in-house services to employee found positive
with drugs such as but not limited to counselling (MIOP),
physical/dental check-up, family education, spiritual
counselling, etc.;
 On top of the drug test result, the assessment team shall
administer screening process using available tools to
assess the employee’s level of exposure to illegal drugs.

9. Specific Roles
 For clients with the following screening results:
◦ Low to Mild Risk – refer to City Anti-Drug Abuse Council
(CADAC) for availment of TARA NA Community-Based
Rehabilitation and Aftercare Program (CBRAP)
◦ Moderate Risk – refer to a health-based facility for
intensive outpatient treatment and rehabilitation
accredited by DOH;
◦ Severe Risk – refer to an in-patient treatment and
rehabilitation facility accredited by DOH
 Ensure that confirmatory test is done for clients found
positive in the RDT conducted;

10. Specific Roles
◦ Monitor the activities of the client including work
performance, attendance to treatment and rehab sessions,
attendance at work, family relationships, etc.;
◦ In consultation with the head of the treatment facility (for
referral cases) the assessment team, following the
rehabilitation shall evaluate the status of the client whether
s/he is already fit to work;
◦ Recommend to the employer the client’s resumption to
work especially if s/he poses no serious danger to his/her
colleagues and the workplace.

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