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How can you tell they will definitely cause an accident?
by minitoar 6y ago
How can you tell they will definitely cause an accident?
- vorpalhex 6y agoThe same reason you're not supposed to drive or operate heavy machinery on a wide variety of medications, including legal and over the counter ones.
- minitoar 6y agoSure, but op is talking about someone who uses controlled substances outside of work. If they’re not under the influence of a substance at work, then it’s not the same situation you are talking about.
- edgyquant 6y agoThe effects of almost any narcotic last for 72 hours at least. Not as intense, for sure, but there are still symptoms.
- Kaze404 6y agoShould people who drink get fired because they might drink on a Sunday and come back hungover?
- throwawayboise 6y agoDepends on what they are responsible for. Airline pilots, I believe, have a no-drink-within-X-hours rule. I'm not sure whether X is 12, 24, or more. So even one drink the night before a morning flight would be prohibited, even though logically a single drink with dinner the night before should be a non-issue.
- mattnewton 6y agoIf they are putting other people's lives at risk, maybe!
- vinger 6y agoThe effects can last a lifetime but saying any narcotic will last for at least 72 hours doesn't take into consideration dose, weight, history isn't even closely true. Did you know eating a poppyseed bagel will cause a positive for heroin for upto 60 hours afterwards while doing a small amount of heroin will not show up on that same test.
- Bootvis 6y agoWhat kind of person is willingly going to significantly increase the loss of life or limb?
- minitoar 6y agoNot sure what you’re talking about here. If someone is falling down drunk, k, get them out of the machine shop.
- mattnewton 6y agoBecause they showed up on depressants that are known to inhibit your ability to operate heavy machinery?
- minitoar 6y agoHow can you tell they are on depressants? Did you drug test them?
- mattnewton 6y agoI can see where you are going with this, and I am aware of the problems with drug tests and largely agree they are over-applied. But I don't know of an alternative to these imprecise tests in many cases.