In our blogs we often look at drugs and alcohol in the workplace from the employer’s perspective. However, it can certainly be argued that the safe use of drugs and alcohol at work is even more important for employees. After all, they’re the ones that can be hurt and potentially killed if something goes wrong....
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Drugs and alcohol in the workplace
Drugs and alcohol in the workplace don’t mix
We all know that drugs and alcohol in the workplace can be a dangerous combination, but how dangerous is the mix? How do we measure the cost of the affects of drugs and alcohol in the workplace? How many people are coming to work under the influence? Here are some facts about drugs and alcohol...
Drugs and alcohol in the workplace – what’s the true cost?
What’s the true cost of drugs and alcohol in the workplace? In dollar terms, the impact of drugs and alcohol in the workplace is relatively easy to define… And it’s enormous: In a 2013 report entitled ‘The societal costs of alcohol misuse in Australia’, Matthew Manning, Christine Smith and Paul Mazerolle found that alcohol misuse...