Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse for Managers and Supervisors in Construction Environments

It has been estimated that on the job substance abuse costs businesses 200 billion dollars a year. The reason for this high cost is workers with a substance abuse problem have more accidents and injuries, use more medical benefits, and file more workers’ compensation claims than typical workers. This online health and safety training video teaches managers and supervisors in construction about laws pertaining to substance abuse, shows how to promote a drug and alcohol-free workplace, and explains other relevant information.

This course explores some of the laws that specifically focus on substance abuse in the workplace, such as OSHA’s “General Duty Clause” and the Department of Transportation’s “Procedures for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs (Rule 49 CFR Part 40).” Viewers learn how having a drug and alcohol-free workplace policy helps to promote sobriety. Ongoing education about substance abuse helps to create awareness of the problem and can also prevent it. This course also teaches managers how to recognize on the job substance abuse and how to handle substance abuse situations.

Watch this online health and safety training course to learn how to effectively deal with substance abuse at the construction site.

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Construction Managers and Supervisors

• Introduction
• How Substance Abuse Can Affect A Workplace
• What Substances Are Abused?
• Laws You Need To Know About
• Creating A Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace
• Substance Abuse Education and Testing
• Recognizing On-The-Job Substance Abuse
• Handling Substance Abuse Situations
• Conclusion

• The Drug-Free Workplace Program: Lose The Drugs, Keep The People
• Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse for Employees
• The Drug-Free Workplace Program: Lose The Drugs, Keep The People - Concise Version