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Alcohol and drug abuse is a wide spread concern in Australia and increasingly these problems are being recognised as a significant occupational health and safety issue for workplaces.
There are many reasons why companies may wish to address this issue through development and implementation of a workplace drug and alcohol policy, including: improve workplace safety; provide assistance to employees where required; meet legal obligations; and achieve productivity gains.
Occupational factors associated with increase risk of alcohol and drug problems include:
- Availability of alcohol and drugs in the workplace
- Social or peer pressure to use alcohol or drugs
- Travel or separation from family and friends
- Stress at work
- Unstable employment
- Monotonous work
- Shift or night work
Health For Industry has specialist expertise in working with organisations to develop effective policies specifically tailored to individual workplaces.