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America’s businesses pay 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 have enormous power to protect their businesses from alcohol
and drug abuse by educating employees about its dangers and encouraging
individuals with alcohol and drug problems to seek help. To help businesses
benefit from being drug free and to further its mission to help America’s
employers 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 information on
how to establish drug-free workplace programs that protect worker
safety and health.
Drug-free workplace programs do more than just rid the workplace
of alcohol and other drugs—they significantly contribute to
the creation of alcohol- and drug-free families, schools and communities.
Working Partners is a valuable resource that helps employers safeguard
their business and play a role in the campaign to prevent drug abuse
nationwide.
All Working Partners tools and resources—including information
about how to develop a drug-free workplace policy from start to finish
and ready-to-use training and educational materials—are available
online at www.dol.gov/workingpartners.
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