The Pt. Lisas Energy Association (PLEA) has engaged the Trinidad and Tobago Laboratory Accreditation Service (TTLABS), a Department of the Trinidad & Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS), to provide auditing services for its Drug and Alcohol Testing Certification Programme. The programme is aimed at improving the reliability of drug and alcohol test results that are offered as proof of sobriety among the contractor workforce.
The agreement between PLEA and TTLABS was signed separately due to COVID-19 on 20th July 2020 by Eugene Tiah, Chairman of PLEA at the Energy Chamber’s Executive Office and on 22nd July by Mr. Derek Luk Pat, Executive Director, TTBS at its office in Macoya.
Under this agreement, TTLABS will audit laboratories using a customised checklist based on the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP)/Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA) requirements. Laboratories that are successful at the audit will be registered as having proper testing procedures and standards in effect, for the assurance of reliable drug and alcohol test results.
While the programme is a voluntary one, PLEA member companies will only accept drug and alcohol test results from workers who would have utilised laboratories that have undergone this audit and are registered by PLEA as meeting the IOGP/DATIA requirements.
