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b. Supervisors have an important role in dealing with alcohol
problems in the workplace, along with other agency officials. Supervisors have the day-to-day responsibility to monitor work and on-the-job problems, holding employees accountable. There are many signs that may indicate a problem with alcohol. When performance or conduct problems are coupled with the smell of alcohol staggering or unsteady gait bloodshot eyes mood and behavior changes such as excessive laughter and inappropriately loud talk avoidance
of supervisory contact, especially after lunch sleeping on duty.
c. The supervisor should immediately contact medical personnel and or law enforcement, as appropriate and necessary, when dealing with an employee who appears to be under the influence or intoxicated at work and is a safety risk to themselves or others. Once the safety of the employee and the
workplace has been addressed, the supervisor should then contact an employee relations specialist in the servicing CPAC and the servicing legal office for advice and assistance on next steps.
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