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Alcohol and Drugs in the Workplace
Alcohol and Drugs in the Workplace
The Drug Free Workplace Act (2 of 3)
The 5 steps to becoming a drug free workplace include:
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1. Drug free workplace policy
2. Manager training
3. Employee education
4. Employee Assistance
5. Drug Testing
Program Objectives (1 of 3)
Assess the roles that alcohol and other drugs play in your workplace.
Create an effective drug free policy, and successfully implement it within your organization.
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Program Objectives (2 of 3)
Learn the benefits of an Employee Assistance Program, and determine how to select the right EAP for your organization.
Understand the methods of drug testing, and decide which variety will be the most effective in your organization.
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Program Objectives (3 of 3)
Learn the hallmarks of a successful program, and create strategies to achieve success.
Increase productivity, lower costs from compensation claims, decrease absenteeism, and prevent accidents.
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Assessing Your Workplace Alcohol/Drug Problem
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Assessing Your Workplace Alcohol/Drug Problem (1 of 13)
Alcohol/drug abuse has been shown to negatively affect the following areas:
• Absenteeism
• Arbitration costs
• Liability and insurance costs
• Workers' compensation claims
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Assessing Your Workplace Alcohol/Drug Problem (2 of 13)
Alcohol/drug abuse has been shown to negatively affect the following areas:
• Accidents
• Health care costs
• Equipment replacement costs
• Work spoilage costs
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Hallmarks of a Successful Drug Free Program (4 of 9)
Emphasis is placed on the benefits of a drug free workplace.
– This highlights the reasons behind policies and testing in order to promote understanding.
– This will make sure that employees support the program.
– It increases the effort and involvement in implementing the program.
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Workplace Parties (2 of 11)
Nine steps for safe office celebrations:
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1. Be honest with
employees.
2. Post the policy.
3. Reinvent the party concept.
4. Make sure the employees know when to say “when.”
5. Make other options
available. 6. Provide food.
7. Designate party
managers.
8. Arrange alternative
transportation
9. Serve none for the road.
Educating Employees on Substance Abuse
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Employee Assistance Program
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Drug Testing
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Workplace Parties
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“Alcohol and Drugs in the Workplace” PowerPoint presentation
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150 slides include: 5 slides on the problem of drugs create in the workplace, 13 slides on how to assess your
workplace drug problem, 10 slides on creating a drug-free policy, 17 slides on training supervisors, 13 slides on how to educate employees on substance abuse, 18 slides on
Employee Assistance Programs, 22 slides on drug testing/methods, 9 hallmarks of a successful drug-free program, 7 points on drug abuse in small businesses, 9
steps for safe office celebrations and much more.
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