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Drug-Free Work Week
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Dates for 2009 Observance are October 19-25
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Held annually in October, Drug-Free Work Week is a public
awareness campaign that highlights the importance of being drug free
to workplace safety and encourages workers with alcohol and drug
problems to seek help.
Drug-Free Work Week
is an outcome of DOL’s
Drug-Free Workplace Alliance, a cooperative
agreement focused on improving safety and health in the construction
industry through drug-free workplace programs. The first Drug-Free
Work Week was held in 2006, and in subsequent years, more and more
organizations—representing a range of industries—also rallied behind
the effort, helping firmly establish it as an annual opportunity to
reinforce to employers and employees alike that “working drug free
works.”
Today, Drug-Free Work Week is implemented by DOL’s
Working
Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace program in
collaboration with a number of National Planning Partners, including not
only members of the Drug-Free Workplace Alliance, but also several
Federal government agencies and non-profit associations focused on
alcohol and drug abuse prevention and/or workplace safety and health.
Together, these organizations help spread the word to encourage
individual workplaces to conduct activities—reflecting the true spirit
of Drug-Free Work Week.
All organizations are encouraged to take part in
Drug-Free Work Week. To learn more about how to do so, or to get
Drug-Free Work Week resources,
select one of the following:
Drug-Free Work Week Planning Partners
In addition to members of DOL’s
Drug-Free Workplace Alliance, Drug-Free Work Week
National Planning Partners include: |