As a supervisor, one of your responsibilities is to sure that your employees are operating within the safety regulations of your workplace. Each year, drug and alcohol abuse cost U.S. companies $81 billion every year due to absenteeism, accidents, injuries and illness. To understand the magnitude of this issue, nearly 16% of all emergency room patients injured at work had alcohol in their system.1
These micro-learning clips are designed to help learners understand what are the regulations regarding substance abuse; importance of drug and alcohol policy in the workplace; what are the topics covered in company alcohol and drug policy; what are the effects of substance abuse and how to properly supervise a substance abuser. Recognizing and understanding the the behaviors of drug and alcohol abuse needs to be a focus as a manager at the workplace regardless of environment.
1https://www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/workplace/
