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This course covers the following information:

Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse... for Managers & Supervisors in Construction Environments: How Substance Abuse can Affect a Workplace

  • The size and severity of the substance abuse problem in the U.S.
  • How substance abuse can harm a construction business, and increase the risk of accidents and injuries on a worksite.

Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse... for Managers & Supervisors in Construction Environments: What Substances Are Abused

  • The types of potentially abused substances that are likely to be present on a worksite.
  • How construction workers may use drugs and alcohol on the job.

Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse... for Managers & Supervisors in Construction Environments: Laws You Need to Know About

  • The laws that require you to protect employee health and safety.
  • The need to identify drug abusers and remove them from "safety-sensitive" jobs.
  • The laws that safeguard employees" privacy and civil rights.

Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse... for Managers & Supervisors in Construction Environments: Creating an Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace

  • How a written substance abuse policy can help a construction company create and maintain drug and alcohol-free worksites.
  • The types of rules and procedures that a company's substance abuse policy will usually include.

Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse... for Managers & Supervisors in Construction Environments: Substance Abuse Education and Testing

  • The importance of conducting regular substance abuse training sessions for all construction workers.
  • The topics that should be covered in substance abuse training sessions.
  • The pros and cons of drug and alcohol testing.
  • The situations in which drug and alcohol testing may and may not be performed.

Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse... for Managers & Supervisors in Construction Environments: Recognizing On-The-Job Substance Abuse

  • How various types of drugs and alcohol may affect people's behavior.
  • The importance of keeping written job performance and safety records for all of your employees.
  • How job performance records can indicate that an employee has a substance abuse problem.

Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse... for Managers & Supervisors in Construction Environments: Handling Substance Abuse Situations

  • How you should proceed when an employee appears to have a substance abuse problem.
  • Your responsibility to balance keeping the workplace safe with respecting the rights and privacy of an employee.
  • What you should do and not do when addressing a worker's substance abuse problem.