Scenario 8-1 The Federal Transportation Safety Board Recently Stated That Provincial Ferries

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Scenario 8-1
The Federal Transportation Safety Board recently stated that Provincial Ferries has failed to effectively enforce its zero-tolerance substance abuse policy. As part of its investigation into several fatal ferry accidents, the board revealed a pattern of crew use of cannabis. Data in HRIS showed significant costs associated with employee accidents, absenteeism, turnover, and tardiness due to workplace drug and alcohol use. The company president of one of the ferries wants the Transportation Board to implement mandatory employee drug testing. The union opposes mandatory testing and states that the issue has never been brought to the joint safety committee. Management is wondering why no one is standing up for what is right and reporting coworkers who are impaired on the job.
-Refer to Scenario 8-1. All of the following are proactive measures to address workplace drug and alcohol problems, EXCEPT which one?

A) introducing an employee assistance program and/or health promotion program
B) training staff to identify a person's state of impairment
C) training supervisors to confront employees about substandard performance that may be drug or alcohol related and offer help through the Employee Assistance Program
D) taking disciplinary action by terminating employment if employee's substance abuse behaviour continues