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Press Release: U.S. Version of Cannabis & Workplace Safety Online Course Now Available

Mon, 10/22/2018

When it was decided many months ago that Cannabis would be legalized in Canada, the SayleGroup team was concerned (because there was a lack of information available) that off-duty recreational cannabis use would have a negative impact on workplaces across the country.  For this reason, we felt obligated, being a leader in the occupational health and safety industry, to develop an educational resource so employers could prepare their workforce by empowering them through understanding.

The Canadian version of the Cannabis & Workplace Safety Online Course has been, and continues to be, a great success – servicing a wide array of industries and workplaces.  Our clients have exemplified that they have no interest in sitting back and waiting to see what happens.  Instead, they have opted to educate their entire workforce (membership) by providing them with the most comprehensive, well-vetted, renowned, easy-to-access and simple to understand information available on the market.  We take great pleasure in playing a supporting role in our clients’ proactive approach.

With the significant uptake of our course across Canada, we thought, why not extend this content to our U.S. neighbors.  So, our team developed a U.S.-specific version of the course.  Much like our Canadian version, the U.S. version gives you a comprehensive look at the top issues facing your workforce, including:

  • Impairment
  • Duty to Accommodate
  • Employer Obligations
  • Employee Rights & Responsibilities
  • Physical Safety and Mental Health
  • Workplace Best Practices
  • Reasonable Suspicion
  • The Future Landscape

This cost-effective, user-friendly online course sets a baseline about what we currently know about the issue, and maybe even more importantly, what is still being studied.  SayleGroup wishes to empower its clients with the knowledge that will allow them to sustain safe and healthy workplaces.

The outcomes / benefits of this course will allow organizations to:

  • Competently assess and revise their Fitness for Duty Policies (including Zero-Tolerance).
  • Understand their legal obligations and how they’ve changed with off-duty cannabis use.
  • Gain an awareness of the risks and liabilities (thus ensuring their due diligence).
  • Reduce liabilities by equipping your workforce with the skills to identify and address potential hazards stemming from recreational use of cannabis.

All the above outcomes are recorded as documented evidence of competence on our Learning Management System (LMS) for every user, including a Certificate.

Safety Culture is about doing what’s right to ensure everyone works safe and stays safe.

Everyone wants to go to work, do their job well and get home safe.

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