The National Safety Council continues to roll out new ways to demonstrate the impact of the opioid crisis on families across the United States in its journey to end preventable deaths. In addition to its memorial wall containing 22,000 pills to visually show how many lives are lost through addiction each year, the NSC now …
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Drug and Alcohol Safety Training Powerpoints
Related Drug and Alcohol Training Courses Drug and Alcohol Abuse for Employees Drug and Alcohol Abuse for Managers Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Construction Sexual Harassment for Employees Sexual Harassment for Managers Marijuana in the Workplace by MT Date Created: 2018 Number of Slides: 24 Created By: Miller Thomas Download Atlantic Training’s collection of safety …
Drug Abuse Spilled Pill Bottle – Free Stock Photo
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Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Firing of Medical Marijuana User
The Colorado Supreme Court has upheld Dish Network, LLC’s 2010 firing of Brandon Coats, a telephone customer service representative, rejecting Coats’ wrongful termination claim. Coats, a quadriplegic, had obtained a state license in 2009 to use medical marijuana to treat muscle spasms, and he was fired for violating Dish Network’s drug policy after he tested …
Marijuana Policies and Safety: What you Should and Shouldn’t Do
Two occupational safety and health organizations have issued comprehensive guidelines for companies to navigate the changing environment regarding marijuana in this country and still keep their employees safe. With half of states legalizing medical marijuana and a handful OKing recreational use, companies have been left asking, How does this impact our drug policy and workplace …
Baked: Dealing with the Growing Problem of Workplace Drug Use
Continuing my series of blog coverage of the EH&S Today’s Leadership Conference I wanted to point out another great session that I attended. In High Society: Substance Abuse Challenges in Today’s Workplace. This is a keen area of interest to me, since many of my clients are high-consequence industries, that is to say, one screw …
Study: 1 in 10 employees have shown up for work high
Here’s a chilling stat: Almost 10% of workers have admitted to coming to work high. Before you chalk it up to relaxed medical marijuana laws in more than two dozen states or even legalized recreational weed, consider that almost 81% of the people who admitted to showing up to work stoned obtained the drugs illegally. …
Does Your Drug Policy Refer to “illegal drugs”? It May Need To Be Changed
Availability of legal, recreational pot in Washington state is a big change. What hasn’t changed is employers’ ability to test their employees for marijuana use. Even so, employers should check their drug policies in light of the new pot law. Drug testing that includes marijuana is still legal for Washington employers. The new weed law …
Workplace Substance Abuse: Which Jobs Lead to Substance Abuse?
Related Substance Abuse Training DVDs Drug and Alcohol by Atlantic Training Drug and Alcohol by Atlantic Training Alcohol and Drug Testing by JJ Keller Alcohol & Drug Testing by JJ Keller Drug and Alcohol by Atlantic Training Substance abuse is more common in the workplace than one might think. In fact, certain industries are much …