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Podcast: The Occupational Safety Leadership Podcast
Episode: Episode 286 - Detecting Impairment and Occupational Safety
Description: Key Themes from Episode 286
Changing Legal Landscape With marijuana legalization expanding across states, employers face challenges in balancing compliance with safety. Traditional drug tests detect chemical presence but not actual impairment, which creates gaps in workplace safety.
Guest Expert: Ken Fichtler (CEO of Gaize) Fichtler argues for impairment detection technology that measures functional ability rather than chemical traces. His company develops tools to assess whether an employee is impaired in real time, regardless of substance type.
Limitations of Traditional Drug Testing
Chemical tests can show THC presence long after impairment has ended.
They don’t differentiate between off-duty use...