EMPCO EMPCO Mental Health & Substance Abuse Support 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does 'fit for duty' evaluation assess in occupational health?
- Whether an employee qualifies for a promotion
- Whether an employee can safely perform their job duties without risk to themselves or others (Correct answer)
- Annual physical fitness benchmarks for all staff
- An employee's eligibility for workers' compensation
Correct answer: Whether an employee can safely perform their job duties without risk to themselves or others
A fit-for-duty evaluation determines if an employee's physical or mental condition allows them to safely perform their essential job functions.
Question 2: Under FMLA, eligible employees may take up to how many weeks of unpaid leave per year for serious health conditions including mental health?
- 6 weeks
- 8 weeks
- 12 weeks (Correct answer)
- 16 weeks
Correct answer: 12 weeks
The Family and Medical Leave Act provides eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year for serious health conditions.
Question 3: Which substance is involved in the majority of workplace fatalities related to alcohol use?
- Opioids
- Marijuana
- Alcohol (ethanol) (Correct answer)
- Methamphetamine
Correct answer: Alcohol (ethanol)
Alcohol remains the substance most frequently linked to workplace fatalities, impaired driving incidents, and safety violations across all industries.
Question 4: What is the recommended blood alcohol concentration (BAC) threshold for removal from safety-sensitive duties under DOT regulations?
- 0.02 BAC
- 0.04 BAC (Correct answer)
- 0.08 BAC
- 0.10 BAC
Correct answer: 0.04 BAC
DOT regulations require removal from safety-sensitive functions at a BAC of 0.04 or greater, which is lower than the legal driving limit.
Question 5: Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) is primarily used for:
- Investigating the cause of workplace accidents
- Providing structured psychological support to workers following a traumatic event (Correct answer)
- Training supervisors to identify substance abuse
- Conducting fitness-for-duty evaluations
Correct answer: Providing structured psychological support to workers following a traumatic event
CISD is a structured group crisis intervention designed to mitigate the psychological impact of traumatic workplace incidents and facilitate normal recovery.
Question 6: Which screening tool is commonly used to identify alcohol use disorders in occupational health settings?
- PHQ-9
- CAGE questionnaire (Correct answer)
- GAD-7
- PCL-5
Correct answer: CAGE questionnaire
The CAGE questionnaire is a brief, validated 4-question screening tool widely used in occupational health to detect problematic alcohol use.
EMPCO EMPCO Mental Health & Substance Abuse Support 2
What does 'fit for duty' evaluation assess in occupational health?