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Recommendation 177

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Regard staff exposures to drugs as serious workplace safety violations requiring immediate investigation.

Conclusion
HMPPS must regard staff exposures to drugs as serious workplace safety violations, not as a normal part of the job and must take immediate action to investigate and resolve the causes of such incidents. (Recommendation, Paragraph 67)
Government Response

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