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Chamber sponsoring drug-free worksplace seminar August 13

The Fayette County Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the Georgia Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a seminar on Establishing a Drug-Free Workplace on August 13.

Join us for this important seminar and find out how your business may qualify for a seven and one half percent discount on workers’ compensation premiums.

To find out more about the no-charge seminar or to reserve a space call (770) 461-9983.

Drug abuse is ever present in the workplace.

A recent study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) found that 1 in 12 employees are using illicit drugs. It is even more prevalent for small businesses. The Institute for a Drug-Free Workplace reports that illicit drug users are almost four times more likely to injure themselves or their coworkers on the job.

Further, the Institute states that drug users in the workplace often become drug dealers in the workplace.

Substance abuse has been reported to cost U.S. companies billions of dollars annually in lost productivity, accidents, employee turnover, increased health care costs, absenteeism, and workers compensation claims.

In 2002, 44 percent of drug abusers were employed in very small businesses, compared to 13 percent in large businesses.

Jerome Houfek, President of the National Drug-Free Workplace Alliance in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, says, “Drug-free workplace programs began, historically, with the county’s largest corporations and over the years, have inadvertently, squeezed substance users toward small business.”