Minnesota Safety Council Membership Benefit: Free Reasonable Suspicion Training

The Minnesota Safety Council now offers free reasonable suspicion training to employers as part of a grant-funded project in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Health. The two-hour reasonable suspicion training is delivered either in person at a member’s location or virtually.

What Is Reasonable Suspicion Training?

Reasonable suspicion training is not about punishing employees; it is about identifying a hazard and taking steps to address it to protect the health and well-being of others. The objectives of the training offered through MSC are to:

• Educate supervisors how to deal with possible impairment from alcohol or drug use
• Help staff stay updated on trends with alcohol and drugs in the workplace that can cause danger to the workforce
• Create a safer work environment

What Do Attendees Learn?

• Objective process of determining when to intervene with an employee regarding observable and documented signs of impairment
• How to proactively identify issues and address them
• How to empathetically confront the behavior and interview employee
• How to reduce the risk of incidents and absenteeism stemming from substance abuse
• How to record suspicious activity properly to defend and protect from legal liability
• When to authorize and perform a reasonable suspicion test if necessary
• How to provide employees with additional help and resources

A certificate of completion is provided to all attendees.

Learn More, Schedule Training

Members who want to learn more about this training should contact Riley McGinnity with the Minnesota Safety Council at riley.mcginnity@mnsc.org or 651.228.7328.