Drug Free Workplace

Benefits for Business Owners

  • On average, each substance abusing employee costs the employer $7,000.00.
  • Substance abusers are 33% to 50% less productive than non-abusers.
  • Abusers are 3.6 times more likely to have an accident on the job.
  • Substance abusers are 5 times more likely to file a workers’ compensation claim.

Why Go Drug-Free?

  • Reduce losses from absenteeism, theft, fraud.
  • Fewer disciplinary actions & accidents.
  • Reduced costs of insurance claims.
  • Earlier identification & resolution of problems
  • Improved employee morale & productivity.

Lake-Geauga Recovery Centers’ Drug Free Workplace Services

Lake-Geauga Recovery Centers offers comprehensive services needed to help employers qualify for the discount program from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.

Services Include

  • Defining Company Needs
  • Policy Development
  • Pre-employment, Random, Reasonable Suspicion, & Post Accident Alcohol/Drug Testing
  • Supervisor Training
  • Employee Drug Education
  • Employee Assistance Plans

Drug-Free Workplace Participants will Learn

Policy Development

  • How to design a policy to meet your company’s unique needs
  • How to meet the guidelines of the BWC
  • How to share your policy with employees

Supervisor Training

  • How to detect employee drug abuse
  • How to approach & address an employee who may have an alcohol or drug problem
  • How to enforce your Drug-Free policy

Employee Drug Education

  • Information on alcohol, drugs & current trends in society
  • How drug use affects a person physically & mentally
  • How drug use affects the workplace
  • What resources are available for help