Consulting
Prevention & compliance expertise
A cross-analysis of professional risk, legal framework, safety obligations, and field constraints.
DUERP and addictive behaviors in the workplace: alcohol, drugs, safety, and compliance
DUERP • Addictions • Road risk • Sensitive positions • Expert advice
DUERP, alcohol and drugs: the prevention expertise expected by exposed organizations
AMA Prévention supports leaders, HR, QHSE managers, local authorities, transport actors, organizations with high safety stakes, and services exposed to road risk in structuring risks related to alcohol, drugs, and addictive behaviors at work.
Our difference: field expertise sought on screening, road safety, and prevention topics, with an approach designed for sensitive environments — companies, local authorities, transport, institutions, security forces, industrial sites, and positions of responsibility.
Expertise consulted on alcohol, drugs, and road safety issues
Large organizations, public actors, services exposed to road risk, and companies with sensitive positions need a contact who can connect law, field realities, screening tools, and operational prevention. This is precisely AMA Prévention’s role.
Our approach is not about providing an isolated test. We help organizations build a comprehensive process: risk analysis, mapping sensitive positions, integration into the DUERP, alignment with internal regulations, test selection, awareness, traceability, and campaign support.
Institutional
Contact for sensitive stakeholders
Expertise tailored to companies, local authorities, carriers, security services, industrial sites, and organizations exposed to road risk.
Joana Plan
Operational interpretation of new requirements
The Joana Plan confirms the growing importance of screening, training, and prevention in the transport sector and in positions of responsibility.
Field excellence
High-level support, accessible
A demanding yet pragmatic approach, designed to help organizations achieve a higher level of prevention without unnecessarily complicating their operations.
Addictive behaviors must be linked to work situations
The Single Document for the Evaluation of Professional Risks is not just an administrative document. It serves to identify risks, define prevention measures, and demonstrate that the employer has implemented an organization adapted to protecting workers' health and safety.
Alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, opiates, benzodiazepines, sedative medications, or new synthetic drugs can impair alertness, coordination, danger perception, concentration, or decision-making. The issue is therefore human, operational, and legal.
The INRS states that the risk of a serious workplace accident is doubled for people with a high regular alcohol consumption.
The INRS reminds that driving under the influence of alcohol multiplies the risk of being responsible for a fatal road accident by 17.8.
Road safety indicates that the combination of cannabis and alcohol multiplies the risk of causing a fatal accident by 29.
Excellence is not about controlling more. It is about preventing better.
The most exposed organizations are not just looking for a supplier. They seek a partner capable of understanding their risks, structuring their compliance, and offering solutions truly applicable in the field.
AMA Prévention positions itself as this contact: specialist in screening, alcohol/drug prevention, sensitive positions, and professional road risk. Our role is to help companies build a robust, documented, proportionate, and credible approach.
Situations to prioritize in the DUERP
Not all situations present the same level of risk. Priority should be given to positions where impaired alertness can cause a serious accident or compromise others' safety.
Professional driving
Light vehicles, commercial vehicles, heavy trucks, passenger transport, field operations, rounds, business trips, and road risk.
Dangerous machines, equipment, and tools
Production, maintenance, handling, cutting, operating machinery, forklifts, aerial work platforms, industrial equipment, and high-risk operations.
Working at height or exposed environment
Construction sites, platforms, stairs, technical areas, isolated interventions, load carrying, and situations where a fall could be serious.
Safety of others
Public, patients, students, passengers, clients, vulnerable persons, supervised teams, or missions involving direct responsibility.
An approach must be proportionate, documented, and regulated
Article L.4121-1 of the Labor Code requires the employer to take necessary measures to ensure the safety and protect the physical and mental health of workers. These measures notably include prevention, information, training actions, and the implementation of an organization and appropriate resources.
Regarding screening, the Council of State decision of December 5, 2016, no. 394178, confirms that internal regulations may provide for saliva drug detection tests under conditions, especially when the positions concerned present a particular risk level.
Prevention
Safety obligation
The company must demonstrate that it has identified risks and implemented appropriate measures: prevention, information, training, organization, and resources.
Proportionality
No generalized screening
Screening must remain targeted at positions or situations where safety is directly at stake. An undifferentiated approach for all employees should be avoided.
Guarantees
Clear procedure
Employees must understand the framework, the positions concerned, possible consequences, guarantees, and procedures for contesting or requesting a counter-expertise.
Saliva tests, urine tests, breathalyzers: each tool has its role
The saliva test is particularly suitable when it is necessary to assess recent consumption linked to an immediate safety risk. The urine test serves other purposes, with a generally longer detection window and broader panels. Breathalyzers allow integrating alcohol risk into road safety, event, or professional prevention approaches.
Our 6-step support method
An effective approach must be understandable, traceable, and acceptable to the teams. The goal is to secure the company without creating a permanent atmosphere of suspicion.
Mapping
Identify positions and situations where impaired vigilance creates a real risk.
Document
Update the DUERP with a clear, understandable, and usable logic.
Frame
Adapt internal regulations, internal memos, and intervention procedures.
Raise awareness
Inform teams without stigmatization, using simple and concrete materials.
Deploy
Choose tests, breathalyzers, materials, training, or campaigns suited to the field.
Trace
Keep evidence of actions: information, training, procedures, equipment, monitoring.
Plan Joana: a strong signal for all organizations exposed to road risk
The Plan Joana, presented on April 30, 2025, to strengthen school transport safety, marks a turning point: prevention, screening, training, enhanced controls, and innovation become central pillars of professional road safety.
For AMA Prévention, this movement confirms a field conviction: companies involved in driving, transport, logistics, construction sites, sensitive positions, or the safety of others must anticipate. The alcohol/drug risk must be treated as a full professional risk, integrated into the DUERP, governed by procedures, and supported by reliable tools.
Screening and prevention
The Plan Joana confirms the growing role of screening in professional road safety policies, especially for exposed drivers.
Training and safety culture
Prevention is not limited to control: it involves informing, training, raising awareness, and making teams responsible.
Company compliance
AMA Prévention helps organizations translate these requirements into concrete actions: DUERP, internal regulations, procedures, equipment, materials, and traceability.
Why sensitive organizations turn to AMA Prévention
In the fields of alcohol, drugs, and road safety, expertise is not measured solely by product quality. It is measured by the ability to understand the legal framework, operational constraints, human issues, and the requirements of exposed stakeholders.
AMA Prévention is consulted for its field expertise on screening, prevention tools, emerging substances, sensitive positions, and the structuring of approaches compatible with the highest professional standards. This position allows us to support both SMEs and large organizations or services exposed to critical risks.
Institutional understanding
An understanding of public policies, the Joana Plan, road safety expectations, and issues related to alcohol/drug controls.
Substance & screening expertise
Field knowledge of saliva tests, urine tests, breathalyzers, new synthetic drugs, synthetic cannabinoids, and prevention protocols.
Accessible support
A high level of requirement, but a clear, human, and usable method to keep compliance accessible to teams.
Support designed for organizations seeking a higher level of requirement
AMA Prévention supports companies, local authorities, transport actors, QHSE services, HR managers, and sensitive organizations wishing to structure a serious approach around alcohol, drugs, road risk, and positions requiring enhanced vigilance.
Our goal is simple: to help you achieve an operational excellence level in prevention without making the process inaccessible, anxiety-inducing, or unmanageable for your teams.
DUERP audit & sensitive positions
Analysis of exposed positions, mapping of risk situations, prioritization, and directly usable recommendations.
Alcohol/drug procedure
Help structuring a clear framework: who is concerned, in which situations, with what guarantees, which tools, and what traceability.
Field deployment
Saliva tests, urine tests, breathalyzers, educational materials, awareness campaigns, internal campaigns, and operational support.
Frequently asked questions from managers and QHSE officers
Should addictive behaviors be mentioned in the DUERP?
Yes, when working conditions, positions, or tasks expose the company to a risk related to impaired vigilance. The DUERP must identify risk situations and appropriate prevention measures.
Can all employees be tested?
No. A screening policy must be proportionate and justified. It should target positions or situations with a real safety issue, not all employees indiscriminately.
Can the saliva test be included in the internal regulations?
Yes, under conditions. The procedure must be clear, proportionate, limited to the relevant positions, respect employee rights, and provide necessary guarantees, including the possibility of a counter-expertise in case of a positive result.
What is the difference between saliva test and urine test?
The saliva test mainly targets recent consumption, useful in immediate safety contexts. The urine test generally offers a longer detection window. The choice depends on the objective sought.
Does AMA Prévention replace a lawyer or occupational health services?
No. AMA Prévention provides operational support, tools, materials, and field expertise in prevention. For full legal validation or complex individual situations, it is recommended to involve the appropriate contacts: legal counsel, CSE, occupational health, or prevention and occupational health services.
Who funds prevention or screening equipment?
When the approach concerns occupational risk prevention and safety organization, the equipment and associated actions are generally the employer’s responsibility.
Why choose AMA Prévention rather than a simple supplier?
Because choosing equipment is only part of the process. AMA Prévention helps connect tests, breathalyzers, supports, DUERP, sensitive positions, prevention, traceability, and real-world conditions. The goal is to achieve a more robust, clearer, and more acceptable approach for the organization.
Sources used to structure this page
This page is provided for informational and operational purposes. It helps structure a prevention approach but does not replace individualized legal advice or occupational health recommendations.
Labor Code — Article L.4121-1
General employer safety obligation: prevention, information, training, organization, and appropriate means.
INRS — Addictions and work
Guidelines on addictive practices in the workplace, their effects on health, safety, and prevention.
Council of State — Decision No. 394178
Legal framework regarding saliva drug detection tests in internal regulations.
Joana Plan — School transport safety
Prevention measures, screening, training, and securing school transport presented on April 30, 2025.
Achieve a higher standard on alcohol and drug risk
AMA Prévention can help you identify sensitive positions, structure your approach, choose the right tools, and implement a coherent prevention policy around alcohol, drugs, road risk, and addictive behaviors.