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Tobacco, vaping, alcohol and drugs: Awareness and your fit-for-work policy

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 12 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
35 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At onboarding, annually, at a wellbeing campaign
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Grey areas
What would you do?

Priya takes a prescribed medicine that makes her drowsy and drives a company van

Try it: this is one of 18 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 35 minutes
  • Process, scenario, sorting activity, timeline and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, word cloud, poll, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 224.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment-Whole course
SO 224.1Explain in plain words how nicotine (including vaping products), alcohol and drugs can affect health, safety and work, without judging anyoneBest practice; national public-health guidanceWhole course
SO 224.2Say what the fit-for-work policy asks of every employee and where to find it + your infoOrganisation's fit-for-work policyWhole course
SO 224.3Separate common myths from facts on vaping, nicotine and alcohol, and know where the national guidance on low-risk drinking is + your infoNational public-health guidanceWhole course
SO 224.4As a colleague or supervisor, respond to a safety concern with the notice, protect, speak, signpost steps, without diagnosing anyoneBest practice; organisation's concern routeWhole course
SO 224.5Find confidential help: stop-smoking support, the employee assistance service and a doctor + your infoOrganisation's wellbeing offerWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 12 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 35 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

A shift that went quiet

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
Before the early shiftTextImage
What went wrong, and what could have helpedTimelineKey factQuiz
2

What nicotine, alcohol and drugs do to health and work

3 pages

6 min
The basicsTabsNote
Fact or mythSorting activity
CheckFlashcardsMatching quiz
3

The fit-for-work policy and the notice, protect, speak, signpost steps

3 pages

6 min
What the policy asks of youAccordionNote
Four steps for a colleague or supervisorProcessYour infoYour infoYour infoText
Order the stepsChecklistMulti-select quiz
4

Grey areas

3 pages

6 min
A prescription and a drowsy morningScenario
After-work drinksScenarioSorting activity
CheckMatching quizYour infoYour info
5

Getting help and speaking up

3 pages

6 min
Who do you call?ProcessYour infoYour infoYour infoYour infoNote
Raising a concernScenario
Your next stepTextQuiz
6

Final assessment and completion

2 pages

4 min
Remember the four stepsProcessNote
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

Content · customiseTitle, agenda, "general education, not medical advice", "No one is asked to share personal information today", {{EAP_OR_SUPPORT_SERVICE}} for confidential help and a doctor for personal health questions
Word cloudOne word for what 'fit for work' means to you
PollWhich feels hardest: raising a concern about a colleague, or asking for help yourself?
ContentThe four steps (Notice, Protect, Speak, Signpost) and the three substances at a glance, with "your national guidance says: {{NATIONAL_GUIDELINES_LINK}}" for drinking guidance
QuizA colleague seems unsteady before a driving shift. First step? Wait and see · Stop the task and use the concern route ✔ · Ask others to cover quietly · Confront them in front of the team
QuizFact or myth: "A coffee will sober you up." Fact · Myth ✔
Content · customiseOur fit-for-work policy {{ORG_POLICY_LINK}}, concern route {{CONCERN_ROUTE}}, support {{BENEFITS_LINK}}
ScaleHow confident are you in knowing what to do if you have a safety concern about a colleague?
Q&A · requiredAsk the trainer anything
Content · customiseClosing {{WELLBEING_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. Which step feels hardest? multiple choice
  6. I know where to get confidential help for myself or a colleague. 1-5 scale
  7. Which topic should the refresher cover? ranking
  8. People here can talk about wellbeing without fear of judgement. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the fit-for-work policy and the confidential support service? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

12 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Wellbeing contact{{WELLBEING_CONTACT}}
  • EAP or support service{{EAP_OR_SUPPORT_SERVICE}}
  • Occupational health contact{{OCCUPATIONAL_HEALTH_CONTACT}}
  • Org policy link{{ORG_POLICY_LINK}}
  • Concern route{{CONCERN_ROUTE}}
  • Benefits link{{BENEFITS_LINK}}
Show all 12 fields
  • National guidelines link{{NATIONAL_GUIDELINES_LINK}}
  • Next course link{{NEXT_COURSE_LINK}}
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Survey 1 URL{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run tobacco, vaping, alcohol and drugs: Awareness and your fit-for-work policy training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At onboarding, annually, at a wellbeing campaign, and whenever the fit-for-work policy changes.

Who needs this training?

All employees, including supervisors who must act on a concern; run by occupational health, HR or health and safety.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.

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