How is CogState WorkPlace different to drug and alcohol testing when it comes to assessing an employees fitness for duty?
CogState Workplace identifies an individual’s function compared to a previously established baseline to identify impairment. This allows CogState WorkPlace to identify impairment caused by a wide variety of factors such as drugs (both legal and illicit), alcohol, fatigue and various medical conditions (such as sleep apnea and concussion). Drug and alcohol testing identifies the presence of specific substances in urine, blood or saliva. Additionally, some drugs, such as marijuana are detectible in the system for several weeks after the impairment they caused has worn off, meaning that unimpaired employees can test positive. Because CogState WorkPlace detects actual impairment and not the cause of that impairment, it is successful in avoiding this scenario.
