How Safe are Federal Regulations on Occupational Alcohol Use? From: Journal of Public Health Policy | Date: January 1, 2006| Author: Almeida, Alissa; Greece, Jacey; Minsky, Sara; Rohsenow, Damaris; Howland, Jonathan | Copyright Journal of Public Health Policy 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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Current US federal regulations on occupational alcohol use for safety-sensitive jobs do not account for impairment from low doses of alcohol and next day effects of heavy drinking. Research on the effects of low doses of alcohol on neurocognitive and simulated occupational tasks suggests that the current per se level of these regulations is set too high. Research on the effects of heavy drinking on next-day neurocognitive and simulated occupational performance is mixed and sug...

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