How to Establish a Drug-Free Environment in the Workplace
A lot employers these days have already realised how important it is to have a drug-free environment in the workplace. With all the trouble attached to drug-related mishaps and incidents in the workplace, the decision by employers to implement a workplace drug policy is a wise one. Some employers, however, don’t know where to begin just yet. Here are some tips for employers who wish to establish a drug-free environment in the workplace for the first time.
From the very start, the idea of random drug testing has always been a divisive one. It has its share of both supporters and critics. Those who advocate say it is the right of the employer to know if any of his or her workers are impaired in the name of workplace health and safety. Its enemies, on the other hand, say random drug testing is a gross violation of a worker’s right to privacy, among other things.
Many employers are now requiring job applicants to undergo a drug test before they can get hired. If you’re one of those jobseekers and you know that you’ll fail the test, should you proceed with taking it? In an article for CareerRealism, J.T. O’Donnell says you shouldn’t, and proceeds to enumerate the reasons why.
If you’re an employer and your business has a clear workplace drug policy in place, good for you. It is, after all, your obligation to ensure that the workplace you’re providing your employees is a healthy and safe one, and a workplace drug policy contributes in a big way to that.
Employers know and understand that their company’s most valuable assets are their workers, and that is why they are doing everything they can to keep them safe and healthy by implementing workplace health and safety programs, as well as wellness initiatives. However, as they stand today, these programs operate independently of each other, even though they exist primarily to keep everyone on the workforce healthy and safe.
Prescription stimulants are typically prescribed by doctors for children who are suffering from ADHD. However, there are some grownups who use these drugs when they have a deadline to meet that’s fast approaching — but are nowhere near to finishing it on time. Some people might say that this is a logical move because these prescription stimulants do live up to their name. They can keep users up and about for a longer time than usual.
The Narrabri Shire Council has started implementing random drug and alcohol testing for its employees, contractors, and volunteers, according to an article in