The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) rule, 49
CFR Part 40, describes required procedures for conducting
workplace drug and alcohol testing for the Federally
regulated transportation industry.
 If you're in business, you must face some
facts:
Seventy percent of all illegal drug users are employed
either full or parttime*. This suggests over 10 million
people are current users of illicit drugs. In fact:
One in twelve full-time employees reports current
use of illicit drugs.
One in every ten people in this country has an alcohol
problem**.
 What do those numbers mean to you? They mean that
every day, across this country, in towns large and
small, from small businesses to large corporations,
the problems of substance abuse are hurting the workplace. And that means a major business problem
for you. Because substance abuse affects the bottom
line: it costs you money. How? Look how substance
abusing workers compare to drug-free workers.
MORE:
Workdays missed
Likely to injure self or others
Workers' compensation claims filed
Productivity
That means REAL DOLLAR COSTS to you in all
these areas:
Absenteeism
Overtime pay
Tardiness
Sick leave
Insurance Claims
Workers' Compensation
But there are also HIDDEN COSTS that drive
up your bill for substance abuse:
Diverted supervisory and managerial time
Friction among workers
Damage to equipment
Poor decisions
Damage to the company's public image
Driver turnover
How can you protect your company and your workers
from those who, through the abuse of illegal drugs
or prescription drugs or alcohol, endanger your workplace
and your profits?
ESTABLISH A SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM!
from U.S. Department of Labor,
Oct. 1990, material & Lectric Law Library's
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