Build UK, working with Eurofins Workplace Drug Testing, has published a template Drugs and Alcohol Policy which can be adopted by the whole construction supply chain to provide a consistent approach to the use of drugs and alcohol. Recognising that there are different legal limits across the nations and workplace environments, along with various ways of testing, the Build UK template policy has been developed in response to calls from members to provide a consistent framework for drug and alcohol testing as well as dealing with instances of misuse, eliminating unnecessary duplication and waste across the industry.

The policy, which is initially being made available to Build UK members and CIP Health & Safety Manual subscribers only, has been drafted so that companies can adopt it in its entirety or incorporate elements of it into their own policy to suit their business.