Detecting Impairment, Not History | How Safety Leaders Navigate Legalization | Risk Matrix Episode 117
Risk Matrix #117: Detecting Impairment, Not History | How Safety Leaders Navigate Legalization
“Are you impaired or not? That’s the only question that matters.”
Dr. Martin and James sit down with Ken Fichtler, Founder and CEO of Gaize, to explore the technology transforming how safety leaders detect impairment on the job. With legalization evolving state by state, traditional drug tests are no longer enough to prove fitness for duty.
This episode examines how ocular technology is changing the conversation from chemical testing to real-time impairment detection in the field. Ken explains how the VR-based device works, its 98 percent accuracy rate, and what legal and ethical considerations employers must navigate as cannabis laws shift nationwide.
Whether you call it a drug-free or fit-for-duty policy, the goal remains the same: protecting workers and keeping job sites safe. James and Dr. Martin break down how safety leaders can balance compliance, privacy, and prevention in a changing legal landscape and why the future of workplace safety will focus on impairment, not history.
