Drug & Alcohol Misuse
Policy
Drug & Alcohol Policy Development and
Implementation
Workplace substance misuse policies (drug and
alcohol policy) are recognised as having a major impact in dealing
with the problems associated with inappropriate use of drugs and
alcohol in the workplace. They reduce accidents, long-term sickness
and compensation claims, whilst providing complete guidelines for
company employees.
Consultation with most of the major trade unions has resulted in
the acceptance of welfare-based policies across many UK industries.
SHLS has an experienced team of experts who are able to provide
assistance in the construction, implementation, and
management of a policy that is fully compliant with all
statutory obligations, follows current industry best practice and
meets the specific needs of our clients. SHLS has
created and implemented substance misuse policies into leading Blue
chip companies for many years, this extensive level of experience
has lead SHLS to becoming and sustaining our position as
innovative, market leaders in the field of substance misuse
policies.
Once the policy has been formulated, the SHLS
team can provide ongoing help and advice on the implementation
of the policy, including extensive training on drug awareness and
sample collection protocols provided by our Learning and Development Team.
Our extensive consultation with most of the
major trade unions over the years has resulted in the acceptance of
welfare-based policies across many UK industries. As a result, a
tried and tested 6 step process has been developed.
STEP 1 : Assess the risk to the business of
drugs and alcohol misuse and evaluate current company resources,
culture and attitudes.
STEP 2 : Consult, develop and publicise a
corporate policy, including the distribution of employee pamphlets
and awareness posters.
STEP 3 : Develop a programme of awareness and
training for all employees and encourage those with problems to
seek help.
STEP 4 : Develop procedures for testing to
suit the clients needs.
STEP 5 : Implement policy and provide
management training.
STEP 6 : Monitor policy and procedures on an
ongoing basis using Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), and produce
regular management statistics.
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