Drug and Alcohol Abuse for Employees in Construction Environments

Atlantic's Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse for Employees in Construction Environments video Program explains to employees the various types of substance abuse that are found on a jobsite, how they can affect an employee's work situation and what employees themselves can do to help keep their jobsite drug and alcohol free. Substance abuse in a huge, worldwide problem. An employee with an alcohol or drug problem can decrease productivity, create a hostile working environment and damage a company's good name. Worst of all, the actions of a worker who is under the influence can completely undermine a company's efforts to keep people safe.

Topics covered in these products include:

• What substances are commonly abused.
• Alcohol and other depressants.
• Stimulants, narcotics and hallucinogens
• How people get "hooked".
• Drug dependency.
• Who can become a substance abuser.
• Drug and alcohol policies.
• Helping employees overcome substance abuse