TMI - Drug Free Workplace Policy and Program
TMI - Drug Free Workplace Policy and Program
TMI - Drug Free Workplace Policy and Program
In compliance with Article V of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive
Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations and DOLE Department
Order No. 53-03, series of 2003 (Guidelines for the Implementation of a Drug-Free Workplace
Policies and Programs for the Private Sector), Tritech Macrosystems Inc. hereby adopts the
following policies and programs to achieve a drug-free workplace:
The use, possession, solicitation for, or sale of dangerous drugs on company premises or
while performing an assignment.
Being impaired or under the influence of dangerous drugs away from the company, if such
impairment or influence adversely affects the employee's work performance, the safety of
the employee or of others, or puts at risk the company's reputation.
Possession, use, solicitation for, or sale of dangerous drugs away from the company
premises, if such activity or involvement adversely affects the employee's work
performance, the safety of the employee or of others, or puts at risk the company's
reputation.
The presence of any detectable amount of dangerous drugs in the employee's system while
at work, while on the premises of the company, or while on company business. "Dangerous
Drugs" include those listed in the Schedules annexed to the 1961 Single Convention on
Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the 1972 Protocol, and in the Schedules annexed to the
1971 Single Convention on Psychotropic Substances as enumerated in the attached annex
of R.A. 9165.
1. To ensure that only those qualified shall be screened and recruited to prevent the
detrimental effects (e.g. lower productivity; poor decision making; increased accidents;
more compensation claims; and reduced team effort) which drug use and abuse may
cause in the workplace, the conduct of mandatory drug test shall be required for pre
employment.
2. Tritech Macrosystems Inc. designates Alpha Diagnostic Center, a duly accredited drug
testing center by the Department of Health (DOH), as its authorized drug testing laboratory.
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3. Tritech Macrosystems Inc. may also conduct drug testing under any of the following
circumstances:
4. All drug tests shall employ, among others, two (2) testing methods, the screening test
which will determine the positive result as well as the type of the drug used and the
confirmatory test which will confirm a positive screening test. Where the confirmatory test
turns positive, the company’s Assessment Team shall evaluate the results and determine
the level of care and administrative interventions that can be extended to the concerned
employee.
5. Tritech Macrosystems Inc. shall inform the officer/employee who was subjected to a drug
test of the test-results whether positive or negative.
1. An officer/employee who, for the first time, is found positive of drug use, shall be referred
for treatment and/or rehabilitation in a DOH accredited center. For this purpose, Tritech
Macrosystems Inc. shall provide a list of at least three (3) accredited facilities which an
employee who was tested positive for drugs may choose from.
2. Following rehabilitation, the company’s Assessment Team, in consultation with the head of
the rehabilitation center, shall evaluate the status of the drug dependent employee and
recommend to the employer the resumption of the employee’s job if he/she poses no
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serious danger to his/her co-employees and/or the workplace.
3. All costs for the treatment and rehabilitation of the drug dependent employee shall be
charged to his account. The period during which the employee is under treatment or
rehabilitation shall be considered as authorized leaves.
4. Repeated drug use even after ample opportunity for treatment and rehabilitation shall be
dealt with the corresponding penalties under R.A. 9165 and is a ground for dismissal.
1. Tritech Macrosystems Inc. undertakes to increase the awareness and education of its
officers and employees on the adverse effects of dangerous drugs through continuous
advocacy, education and training programs/activities to all its officers and employees.
3. To encourage all officers and employees to lead a healthy lifestyle while at work and at
home, Tritech Macrosystems Inc. undertakes to conduct the following activities as often as
possible:
1. Tritech Macrosystems Inc. shall ensure that the workplace policies and programs on the
prevention and control of dangerous drugs, including drug testing, shall be disseminated to
all officers and employees. The employer shall obtain a written acknowledgement from the
employees that the policy has been read and understood by them.
2. Tritech Macrosystems Inc. shall maintain the confidentiality of all information relating to
drug tests or to the identification of drug users in the workplace; exceptions may be made
only where required by law, in case of overriding public health and safety concerns; or
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where such exceptions have been authorized in writing by the person concerned.
3. All officers and employees shall enjoy the right to due process, absence of which will render
the referral procedure ineffective.
1. Any officer or employee who uses, possesses, distributes, sells or attempts to sell, tolerates,
or transfers dangerous drugs or otherwise commits other unlawful acts as defined under
Article II of RA 9165 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations shall be subject to the
pertinent provisions of the said Act.
2. Any officer or employee found positive for use of dangerous drugs shall be dealt with
administratively in accordance with the provisions of Article 282 of Book VI of the Labor
Code and under RA 9165.
1. The implementation of these policies and programs shall be monitored and evaluated
periodically by management to ensure a drug-free workplace. For this purpose, an
Assessment Team shall be constituted in accordance with D.O. 53-03.
2. G. EFFECTIVITY.
1. The provisions of these policies and programs shall be immediately effective after its
ratification by the management and the employee’s representatives and its posting in the
company’s bulletin board.
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