David Butler is a former drug user who has spent time in jail. For the past three years he has been straight, as far as everyone knows. Currently David operates a forklift for Adams, Inc., a small construction company. Lately David has begun having seizures, or “flashbacks,” as a result of his earlier use of the drug PCP. David has been carefully evaluated by EAP professionals and found to be clean of current drug use. The professionals say that flashbacks of this nature are quite common in ex- addicts. Mishandling of David’s machine could be potentially dangerous to him and his coworkers. David has already had some flashbacks while at the controls, and in every case the seizure merely caused him to release the handle, which simply stopped the machine automatically. This is the only job David is qualified to do within the company.
Question
1. Should David be allowed to continue on the job?
2. Are there any options other than leaving David alone or firing him?