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Document History of REGDOC-2.2.4, Fitness for Duty, Volume II: Managing Alcohol and Drug Use

Pre-placement and random testing of workers in safety-critical positions at high-security nuclear sites is on hold, pending the outcome of the judicial review of REGDOC-2.2.4, Fitness for Duty, Volume II: Managing Alcohol and Drug Use, Version 3 by the Federal Court.

The review targets sections 5.1 and 5.5 of this regulatory document.

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Summary

REGDOC-2.2.4, Fitness for Duty, Volume II: Managing Alcohol and Drug Use sets out requirements and guidance for managing fitness for duty of workers in relation to alcohol and drug use and abuse at all high-security sites, as defined in the Nuclear Security Regulations. Human performance is a key contributor to the safety and security of nuclear facilities. One factor that affects human performance is fitness for duty. The adoption of measures that monitor alcohol and drug use or abuse is a key component of ensuring worker fitness for duty.

This document is intended for inclusion in licences as either part of the conditions and safety and control measures in a licence, or as part of the safety and control measures to be described in a licence application and the documents needed to support that application.

Status

January 2021: Published

Document Milestone Dates Links
Consultation November 9, 2015 to March 7, 2016

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  • Impact Statement – Fitness for Duty (HTML) (PDF)
Invitation to provide feedback on comments received April 11, 2016 to May 13, 2016

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Feedback received May 26, 2016

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Presentation to the Commission August 17, 2017 View the consultation report
Publication November 9, 2017

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Publication of REGDOC-2.2.4, Fitness for Duty, Volume II, Version 2 December 27, 2017

[HTML version of REGDOC-2.2.4, Fitness for Duty, Volume II: Managing Alcohol and Drug Use, Version 2]

[PDF version of REGDOC-2.2.4, Fitness for Duty, Volume II: Managing Alcohol and Drug Use, Version 2]

Consultation on Version 3 Deadline extended: May 30, 2020

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[HTML version of draft REGDOC-2.2.4, Fitness for Duty, Version 3]

[PDF version of REGDOC-2.2.4, Fitness for Duty, Version 3]

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Invitation to provide feedback on comments received June 19, 2020 to July 4, 2020

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Feedback received August 5, 2020

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Approval of Version 3 by the Commission January 2021
Publication of REGDOC-2.2.4, Fitness for Duty, Volume II, Version 3 January 2021

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[HTML version of REGDOC-2.2.4, Version 3]

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Contact information

For questions and information related to REGDOC 2.2.4, Fitness for Duty, Volume II: Managing Alcohol and Drug Use, please contact:

Directorate of Safety Management

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
280 Slater St
PO Box 1046 Stn B
Ottawa ON  K1P 5S9
Canada

Telephone: 1-800-668-5284 (Canada only)
Fax: 613-995-5086
Email: consultation@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca

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