Drug Free Solutions@Work

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Solutions EAP, in collaboration with the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), now offers two FREE trainings for small businesses on how to implement a drug-free workplace.

DRUGS@WORK

  

SOLUTIONS@WORK

November 1, 2011, 8:00 - 11:00 at the Baci Grill, Cromwell, CT, co-sponsored with The Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce.

November 15, 2011, 8:00 - 11:00 at the Danbury Plaza & Conference Center, co-sponsored with the Western CT SHRM Chapter. 

Learn about the dangers of substance abuse on the job, the impact on productivity, absenteeism, accidents and turnover.

  

This seminar is a follow-up to the Drugs@Work seminar and provides an enhanced toolkit to create a Drug-Free Workplace as defined in the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1998.

Who Should Attend:

Small Business Owners, Managers, Supervisors, HR Professionals, Other Key Personnel

  

Who Should Attend:

Small Business Owners, Managers, Supervisors, HR Professionals, Other Key Personnel

Topics Covered:

  • Identify possible signs of drug and alcohol use.
  • What to do if you have "Reasonable Suspicion" that someone is impaired on the job.
  • Legal implications of Drug Testing in CT and other approaches: Do's and Don'ts.
  • Save good employees; how to identify, confront, and refer for assistance.
  • How to set up Education Programs for Employees and Parents at your workplace;
  • Receive a Drug-Free Workplace Kit

 

You Will Learn:

  • Methods for assessing needs;
  • Writing and reviewing Drug-Free Workplace policies and procedures;
  • Suggestions on enforcing policy;
  • Identifying drug-testing vendors and how to make referrals for drug-testing;
  • EAP resources and how to refer to EAPs;
  • Supervisor alcohol and drug training methods;
  • How to develop an employee drug and alcohol prevention training plan;
  • Voluntary parent education on how to raise drug-free kids;
  • Receive a kit with materials for employees, supervisors, HR staff, and company leaders.

 

Sponsored by Solutions EAP and CBIA.  This skills-based training is conducted by Mark Soycher, Esq., CBIA Attorney & George Wassell, MS, LPC, CEAP, an EAP Professional. Both have years of experience consulting with businesses.

This project is funded by a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). SBA’s funding should not be construed as an endorsement of any products, opinions or services. All SBA-funded projects are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.