TTC LOOKS AT FACE-SCANS IN LIEU OF DRUG-AND-ALCOHOL TESTING FOR WORKERS

The Toronto Transit Commission is considering "face scans" as part of
an upcoming fitness-for-duty policy to be drafted in the wake of a
fatal accident last year that claimed the life of maintenance worker
Tony Almeida. The face scans, which can detect fatigue or impairment,
would be a high-tech alternative to drug-and-alcohol testing for
workers -- another idea floated by the TTC to promote safety for
passengers and its workforce.

The union has expressed dismay over both measures. But chairman Adam
Giambrone said face scans are just "one of hundreds of options,
technology and otherwise. All of these things will come forward with
a report in August," he said. "We'll look at all the different
technologies." Mr. Almeida was found to have marijuana in his system
when he was killed, although that was not deemed a factor in his death.