Bourbon Offshore Norway AS has ZERO TOLERANCE to drug or alcohol use in the workplace.
Therefore possession, consumption, distribution, or being under the
influence of alcohol or illegal drugs in any form is strictly prohibited onboard
the vessels. By violating this, the employee may lend himself/herself liable to
summary dismissal, termination of employment or other disciplinary
actions.
“Onboard the vessels” – is additionally defined as:
- The entire length of any given sailing period on a vessel -
from signing on until signing off
- Applies equally to any and all persons working onboard the
vessels.
On-signers shall not consume any alcohol later than 8 hours prior to
signing on the vessel, or in general be under any influence of alcohol or drugs
when signing on.
Any employee traveling on company costs or representing the company shall
represent the company in a decent and honorable way. Employees shall never be
intoxicated or impaired by alcohol or drug when representing the company.
Employees that
- are denied use of public transport, including airlines,
- deliberately or negligently fails to embark as scheduled
- deliberately or negligently fails to use planned travel
arrangements,
- do not attend/are not able to follow curriculum of planned
training,
- do not attend/are not able to follow planned meetings
- act in a disgraceful or disrespectful manner and thereby damage
the company reputation,
will lend themselves liable to disciplinary actions, ranging from having
to cover all additional costs concerning the incident to immediate dismissal or
termination of employment.
The company reserves the right to carry out unscheduled inspections to
detect the presence of alcohol or drugs onboard company vessels.
All employees may be subjected to random drug or alcohol testing any place
and at any time. Such tests will be carried out by independent personnel and
analysed at a recognised laboratory.
In addition, testing may be carried out after an incident, for any
reasonable cause including but not limited to any employee demonstrating
suspicious or dangerous behavior.
Refusal of undergoing testing will be considered as a positive test result.
No Company personnel shall possess or consume alcohol in any country where
the consumption of alcohol is forbidden by law.
