10/8/2009 - Is Your Workplace Ready for Drug-Free Work Week?
Mark your calendars if you haven’t already. Drug-Free Work Week, the annual education and awareness event sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, is scheduled for October 19-25, 2009.
There are many ways that employers can take advantage of Drug-Free Work Week. Below are six simple suggestions for activities and promotions that will benefit your business throughout the year.
- Implement a Drug-Free Workplace Program – Drug-Free Work Week is an ideal time to roll out a Drug-Free Workplace Program. An effective Drug-Free Workplace Program is a sound investment that helps companies maintain safe and productive workplaces. If you’d like help implementing and managing an effective Drug-Free Workplace Program that complies with local, state and Federal laws, contact a Foley Services, Drug-Free Workplace Specialist at 1-800-253-5506, ext. 708.
- Evaluate and Update Your Existing Drug-Free Workplace Program – For companies that already have a Drug-Free Workplace Program, Drug-Free Work Week is the perfect time to evaluate your program to make sure that it is current with all applicable laws and that it still meets the company’s needs. Call 1-800-253-5506, ext. 708 or email jamesb@FoleyServices.com to schedule a complimentary policy evaluation.
- Promote your Drug-Free Workplace Program – Remind applicants, employees, customers and other associates that your company maintains a Drug-Free Workplace. Hang Drug-Free Workplace posters on bulletin boards in break rooms and other common areas, and publish Drug-Free Work Week articles on your company’s website and in internal and external company newsletters.
- Provide Reasonable-Suspicion Training for Supervisors - Supervisors are on the front lines in the battle against employee substance abuse. During Drug-Free Work Week, educate and empower your company’s supervisors with training that will help them recognize employee substance abuse and make defendable reasonable-suspicion testing determinations. Foley Services offers live Reasonable-Suspicion Training for Supervisors at our Glastonbury, Conn., headquarters designed for companies in our immediate service area. We also offer a comprehensive self-study package for supervisors. Use Coupon Code DrugFree2 before November 1 to buy Supervisor Reasonable-Suspicion Training for $200 – an $89 savings off the regular price at our online store.
- Provide Awareness Training for All Employees – Drug-Free Work Week is a good time to remind employees of the high price of substance abuse. Drug and alcohol misuse can derail a promising career, compromise an individual’s health and result in premature death. To help employers discuss this important issue with employees, Foley Services has just released Drugs, Alcohol and Your Career. The 40-minute video mixes statistical information with practical advice to help employees make the right decisions about their future and their career. Use Coupon Code DrugFree1 before November I to save $20 off this popular title.
- Promote Your Employee Assistance Program – Use Drug-Free Work Week as an opportunity remind your employees that confidential help is available through your company’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP). You can spread the word about your EAP in a variety of ways, including plugging the program in employee meetings, hanging posters in public areas, hosting awareness activities and referring employees in need. For a minimal per-head fee, Foley Services’ EAP provides your employees with a 24-hour toll-free confidential clinical intake and crisis management hotline, clinical assessment referral and follow-up, on-call crisis and trauma response, legal and financial assessment and referral and much more.
For more information about our Drug-Free Workplace products and services, please contact a Foley Services’ Drug Free Workplace Specialist at 1-800-253-5506, ext. 708 or send an email to jamesb@foleyservices.com
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