“It is estimated that 70% of Americans who use illegal drugs are currently employed in the workforce.”

“1 in 5 People Used Illicit Drugs in the Past Year. “

“…male employees who worked in excess of 48 hours tended to drink over 21 alcoholic beverages in a week; female employees drank more than 14 drinks in a single week”

“In the U.S., the abuse of alcohol resulted in costs of some $249 billion U.S. annually related to crime, lost work productivity and healthcare.”

Workplace substance abuse is a sensitive and very costly problem facing employers of every size in the United States. According to a recent Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) publication, 65% of workplace accidents are caused by substance use, and employees that abuse drugs file six times as many workers’ compensation claims. Substance abusers use health benefits approximately 84% greater in dollar terms and they record 16 times more work absences according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Estimates of national costs exceeded $400 billion dollars annually according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institute of Health.

Corridor’s Drug & Alcohol Awareness Training ensures that your supervisors and employees are educated on substance abuse awareness and a harm prevention plan. It is vital that managers understand the magnitude of substance use in the workplace and know how to identify impaired or under-the-influence employees. The training programs give supervisors the knowledge and tools they need to effectively manage unfit for work situations that could lead to a serious incident.  Proactive training also demonstrates your organization’s ongoing commitment to policy compliance and a corporate understanding of how drug and alcohol abuse impacts safety, productivity and the cost of doing business.

Corridor’s training educates supervisors on how and when to trigger drug and alcohol testing in the workplace. Employees will also understand their responsibilities as well as what to expect if sent for testing. Work performance can be impacted by drug use of any kind – alcohol, recreational or medical marijuana, prescription drugs, opioids or psychoactive substances. The courses provide clear guidelines, resources, and real-life scenarios to understand reasonable cause or suspicion and the drug and alcohol testing processes.

USA Drug & Alcohol Training

USA Drug & Alcohol Awareness in the Workplace — Supervisor Training

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