"Pre-employment testing and unobserved urine collection is an little more than an intellegence test. The solution to drug abuse is random testing via alternative testing methods (hair, oral fluid). When we gave up observed speciment collection, we gave up our best tool to fight drug abuse."
- Robert Dupont, Former Drug Czar
Drug testing in the workplace is a multi-faceted issue. Simply stated, it means different things to different people. Yet whether on a construction site or a corporate high rise, one aspect of drug abuse in the workplace remains constant, its insidious affects. An increase in on-the-job accidents, workplace violence, inventory shrinkage/employee theft, absenteeism and employee turnover is common place, while there is a decrease in productivity and employee moral or even business loss. These are just a few the negative impacts of employee substance abuse.
For the CEO, CFO, safety, HR, and risk management professional combating the problem, the issue of workplace drug abuse may not be self-evident, however, resolution is a corporate necessity.
Avitar’s Resources Section shares valuable information about “Why and How” to implement a comprehensive and effective drug free workplace program that truly addresses and improves employee safety, risk management practices, and the corporate bottom line.
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