Hi List

I have been asked to look at the practicalities of using a fingerprint device to detect alcohol in workers.

Has anyone come across this or used it?

Introduction is - Routine alcohol testing at work could be on the way with the introduction of a fingerprint device that gives results in eight seconds. The AlcoSense device is described as "a 100% non-invasive, touch based measurement" which uses near infra-red to measure alcohol intoxication "without breath or body fluids". The company actively promotes the use of the device for "testing in the workplace every day" and it has been reported this is already commonplace in many US workplaces.

Further information is in the following link http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/work-blog/2013/apr/23/workplace-alochol-testing-employees

Would be grateful for anyone who has any experience of this gadget.

Thanks

Karen