Just including counsel won't be adequate.  Privileged discussion can come from one's lawyer to many, but communication from many to others, including one's lawyer, will not be privileged.  (This was beat into me in corporate life.)

 

 

 

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From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**med.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Barbara Foster
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I encourage you to include your General Counsel in these discussions to protect yourself and your colleagues from litigation..

 

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Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

West Virginia University

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I have had discussions with colleagues about applying a Field Sobriety Test to those who may appear to be impaired to determine if they're capable of working in the lab.  It was just discussion - we haven't had to implement anything like this.  There are training requirements for how to administer the FST and how to interpret the results.

 

FWIW

 

Debbie

 

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> >Return to your basic rules (the ones that apply to everyone).

 

This makes sense to me. Has anyone developed training for TA's about how to approach these situations? I've run it into classes I've taught in classrooms and it can be a bit of a surprise the first time it happens to you...

 

- Ralph

 

Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO

Chemical Hygiene Officer

Keene State College

 

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