Course Overview
This online Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse for Employees in Construction Environments course discusses the hazards of substance abuse, how employees can avoid them and what they can do to help keep their job site drug and alcohol-free. In the United States there are over 50 million binge drinkers, 17 million illegal drug users and almost 15 million people who abuse prescription drugs... and most of them have jobs. Substance abuse directly affects a construction worker's health, personality and ability to function safely on a worksite. It can also decrease productivity, create a hostile work environment and damage their company's reputation.