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

One company has its drug 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.

The key strategies and actions for the training of parents a broader approach enables the easy transfer at work. The training consists of developing and communicating a clear position against illegal drugs, to discuss the health and safety issues in connection with the abuse of drugs, rules and consequences, the monitoring of behaviors to identify the symptoms of drug abuse, and to investigate rumors of ill-treatment and the collection of information on reliable and treatment of resources.

Test and Training

If it is legal, companies must create a condition for employment drug tests. Without it, they can expect to recruit other companies because more and more companies reinforced their fight against drugs. In fact, according to the American Management Association (AMA) during the investigation of drugs in the workplace and to control drug abuse policy, “the number of surveyed companies for testing of drugs rose 84.8 percent in January 1993 – space of 74, 5 per cent within a single year.

As the AMA began its annual survey of businesses in 1987, there was an increase of 300 percent in the detection of drugs. Cause for the examination – to a reasonable suspicion of drug abuse and accidents – rose by 401.8 percent from 1987. Unannounced magazines or the most spectacular growth, up to 1200 percent. The results show that the screening of drugs are most effective when combined with other measures for education and information program. The AMA study, no direct evidence that the statistical tests for them alone drug abuse. It is, however, demonstrate that the deterrent effect of education on the field of drug and awareness, surveillance and training and support programs. And the report finds that these initiatives have more than doubled since 1987.

At least 75 percent of the surveyed companies said they combine the trials of other programs such as employee communications, surveillance and awareness and family. The percentage of positive tests for these companies were increased by 2.5 percent last year. The company, which tests just announced a rate of 3.4 percent – compared with a substantial difference.

Despite these excellent results, only a few companies provide adequate incentives to the detection of drugs and education policy. According to the Anti-Doping Agency on the lookout, only 6 percent of the surveyed companies that report when it introduced programs to the payment of insurance premiums below.

The law of Florida, 38-M-9, 1991, is a good model for the government-sponsored incentives. Employers, the drug in the middle of the free programs reduces the pay of workers compensation premiums. May they also choose not to pay, reduced the compensation of employees, employees who test positive for drugs or alcohol were injured after in an accident.

Training of managers to help the drugs and free from political criticism. The training of entrepreneurs arming of information and communication technologies used to concerns or objections regarding the policy. The Heads of State and Government should always honest, direct answers and reliable information – to ensure that the staff of the policies and programs of the company needs to provide accurate and legal certainty.

Miller says that her program in the steel factory is successful, because a good communication. Well-educated executives presented the facts about the entire testing and education policy. And with this came the confidence of Communication. “People do not feel threatened or direction little or wanted from them. You have accepted that we are not here for a person with antihistamines and dismiss them, to show something in her urine. We are looking for illegal drugs, not about the games to play with the people. “As for the staff costs of drug abuse?

I suppose that the company employs 300 employees, 30 million U.S. dollar annual turnover, and the income per employee of 100,000 dollars. The profit is up 8 percent after tax or 2.4 million U.S. dollars.

I suppose that even the employees of the base only the rest of America in the use of illegal substances and 7 percent of employees are involved.

Drug addicts are 40 percent less productive than the nonabusers. The 21 drug users to 7 percent of revenue, or 2.1 million U.S. dollars. Therefore, the drug at the risk of 40 percent of the 2.1 million U.S. dollars, or $ 840,000. This amount is 35 percent of the benefit of society.

Who pays for this? Customers, shareholders, – but most importantly, 93 percent of the people, not the abuse of drugs, their employment, security, safety and reputation at risk are some of the people. Nonabuser that is the true victim.

Bill Oliver is director PRIDE training of parents, a Marietta, Ga., company Expert tips for creating and maintaining a world without drugs in the workplace and the community.

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