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The education and awareness are major parts of creating a more efficient program for the maintenance of the abuse of drugs in the workplace.

In August 1991, a casualty of the subway from Manhattan has five people were killed and 170 were injured. The investigators found a bottle of crack in the cabin of the machinist,

The incident has the support random drug and alcohol tests for the transportation and trade unions. Last year, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) alcohol to his needs. Although many companies now on the DOT system and most others have voluntary testing, the abuse of substances in the workplace. The companies are about to find out that they must do more to eliminate the perpetrators of the examination, they must also educate nonabusers the majority of the workforce, to help them in addressing the problem.

Dealing with the problem A good way to process, with a problem of drug abuse is to the people and their environment and to request that the policy is not to drug abuse. The company noted that workplace programs effective means of prevention of drug abuse have before the end of the support of entrepreneurs as the representatives of trade unions, the highly respected supervisors and other employees. These leaders may main participants in the discussions and decisions about the program that promotes their involvement and support from the rest of the population. In Pennsylvania, precision castings, a manufacturer of steel in Lebanon, Pa., president of the company, Richard Miller, the opinion by preliminary discussions with key management and working hours of employees. “I am my own opinion first. This group went directly into the workshop and spoke with a sample of employees who do not respond honestly knew about their feelings,” says Miller.

The discussions have shown that the majority of people wanted a drug-testing and support program. According to Miller, the staff welcomed the idea of samples of drugs for their own safety “and not be exposed to the influence of employees. Because the workers to produce steel, in temperatures of 3000 degrees and the transportation of forklift trucks, even a slight devaluation would be tragic circumstances.

The next step was the creation of the objectives and procedures for implementing the policy. Policy makers have focused on three objectives: the drug addicts, rehabilitation and for the training of workers to prevent drug abuse. An important decision was on the way forward with the policies – not only try – and to deal with conflicts that are honest with the communication.

Just Nalco Chemical Co. in Naperville, Illinois, offers its 6,700 employees a clear policy on the abuse of substances. According to Ellen lordo, director of relations with employees, the policy is that “the use, possession and distribution in the workplace will not be tolerated and it is absolutely, strictly prohibited.” The society free of drugs in the center combines workplace random testing program manager / supervisor of the training and awareness for the meetings of drugs for employees.

From lordo said how important it is the personal staff of the concern about the safety and the safety of the workplace, because the people deserve the facts on how the abuse of substances on the market risk work. In the meetings of the awareness of the drug, the employees learn about the physiological and psychological drugs and alcohol. Newsletters, brochures and reports have also informed that alcohol and drug costs of American companies billions of dollars per year – the costs that all employees, whether the company should close or dismissal of employees. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, at least 66 percent of the nation, users of illegal drugs. Studies show that the offenders are too late to work three times more frequently than nonabusers to a vacation of at least twice as often, the absence of two and a half times as frequently or at least eight days, three times the amount of health benefits, file five times as large numbers of workers’ applications for compensation, and the accidents have more than three times as often.

The misuse of substances including claims for damages of America competitive position in the world. Our nation are competing companies overseas, where competition is much lower impact of drug abuse. The United States has only six percent of the world’s population, but consumes 60 percent of world supply of illegal drugs. In the House, a company has its medication without effort beyond the workplace and the people in the houses. In Champion International Corp., a pulp and paper production in the production of Roanoke Rapids, NC, one of the 711 employees May attend courses on parental responsibility for the management of the threat of drug abuse in their families. The company offers workshops during the lunch break and in the evening.

After Heather Caillet program coordinator, the training allows employees, control over the prevention of drug addiction and at home to the community to create a climate free from drug abuse. If the employees have taken measures to ensure the safety of his family and the well-being, they have the confidence. The new data and allows their abilities to actively support the drug and testing at work and from the abuse of substances, rather than ignore it.

Champion of the first objective was to provide a service to the community. The company has $ 85,900 in subsidies for the development and implementation of the program more than two years. They also had a legitimate interest in the field of youth, as their future work.

To see the effect everywhere, Champion and trained members of the community, other parents and friends in the implementation of the program. This approach has proved effective.

Filed under: -Training and jobs information, advice on January 15th, 2008