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Practical guidance for people who have to write the policy, buy the device and defend the result. Every article cites its sources, and we flag clearly where a requirement must be confirmed with your own authority.
The legal roadside limit is a floor, not a workplace policy. Here is how the Kenyan limit is defined, who enforces it, and why most employers set a stricter internal threshold.
Read articleBoth sensor types measure breath alcohol, but they fail in different ways. The right choice depends on test volume, the consequence of a false positive, and your calibration budget.
7 min readThere is no single universal interval. Manufacturer guidance, test volume and your own policy set it — and the certificate is what makes the result defensible.
5 min readDevices are the easy part. What decides whether a programme holds up is the written policy, the consent position, the operator training and the record trail.
8 min readInterlocks began as a sanction for convicted drivers. The growth now is voluntary commercial fitment — and the evidence base for their effect is unusually strong.
5 min readMouthpiece-free terminals were adopted for hygiene reasons. They stayed because they screen a shift in minutes instead of an hour.
4 min readCurated external developments. Each item links to the primary source.
The Global status report on road safety 2023 puts annual road traffic deaths at approximately 1.19 million, with drink-driving named among the key behavioural risk factors and enforcement of blood alcohol limits among the recommended interventions.
World Health OrganizationWHO regional data continues to show Africa with the highest road traffic death rate per 100,000 population, which keeps commercial fleet safety and driver screening high on the agenda for operators and their insurers.
WHO — Road traffic injuries fact sheetNTSA publishes periodic road crash statistics and enforcement guidance for Kenyan operators. It is the reference point to check before writing enforcement assumptions into a company driving policy.
National Transport and Safety AuthorityRegulators in the EU and the US have moved toward interlock-ready or impairment-prevention requirements in new vehicles, a signal that commercial fleets bidding for multinational work should expect interlock questions in tenders.
European Commission — General Safety RegulationThe ILO code on alcohol- and drug-related issues at work continues to anchor employer programmes worldwide, balancing testing with prevention, confidentiality and assistance.
International Labour OrganizationBreath test results tied to a named employee are personal data. The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner's guidance affects retention periods, access control and export practice for device record storage.
Office of the Data Protection CommissionerDevice walkthroughs, site demonstrations and training clips are on our YouTube channel.
