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American industry pays a high price for
alcohol and drug abuse. Some costs—increased absences, accidents and
errors—are obvious. Others, such as low employee morale and high illness
rates, are less so, but the effects are equally harmful.
Employers and employees have a stake in protecting
the workplace from alcohol and drug abuse by providing education about
its dangers and encouraging individuals with alcohol and drug problems
to seek help. To help workers and their places of business benefit
from being drug free and to further its mission to help America’s
industry maintain safe and healthy workplaces, the U.S.
Department of Labor created Working Partners for an Alcohol- and
Drug-Free Workplace.
Working Partners raises awareness about the impact
drugs and alcohol have on the workplace and provides resources for
getting help on how to establish drug-free workplace programs that
protect worker safety and health.
Tools and Resources
Drug-free Workplace Advisor
Web-based tool that can be used to build
tailored drug-free workplace policies and programs and informs companies
and workers about coverage and requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace
Act of 1988.
Substance Abuse Information Database (SAID)
Online repository of hundreds of documents related
to workplace alcohol and drug abuse, including sample policies, surveys,
research reports, training and educational materials, and legal and
regulatory information.
Resource Directories
Regularly updated lists of national, state and local resources, including:
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Summaries of state laws related to workplace drug and alcohol
abuse
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Community-based organizations that assist in making workplaces
drug free
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Helplines that offer assistance to individuals who have, or know
someone who has, an alcohol or drug problem
Training and Educational Materials
Resources to provide drug and alcohol education in
the workplace such as:
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Brochures,
presentation materials,
articles and fact sheets and posters
- Substance abuse basics that describe how
alcohol and drug abuse interferes with successfully securing and
maintaining employment
- Statistics about how substance abuse impacts
the workplace in general and across a range of industries
All Working Partners tool and
resources—including information about how to develop a drug-free
workplace policy from start to finish—are available online at
www.dol.gov/workingpartners.
“A drug-free workplace is a safer workplace. Drug-free workplaces
are linked to drug-free and happier families, school and communities.
Working Partners helps employers and employees work together to ensure a
safe and drug-free environment for everyone. They also play a vital role
in President George W. Bush's campaign to reduce drug use in our country
and halt the economic, social and emotional devastation in its wake.”
Elaine L. Chao
Secretary of Labor
U.S. Department of Labor
The Working Partners program was developed by the U.S.
Department of Labor to help businesses establish and maintain drug-free
workplaces.
For more information, please visit the Working Partners Web
site at
www.dol.gov/workingpartners.
Working Partners
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue, Room S-2312
Washington, DC 20210
Phone: (202) 693-5919
Fax: (202) 693-5961
E-mail:
webwp@dol.gov
All Working Partners materials may be reproduced and
distributed without additional permission from the U.S. Department of
Labor.
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