Alcohol and drugs in the workplace
By: Barbara Butler.
Publisher: Butterworths
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Alcoholism and employment -- Canada.; Drugs and employment -- Canada.; Employee assistance programs -- Canada.
Description: Barbara Butler brings together in one convenient source the guidance companies, health professionals and lawyers require to develop effective workplace policies regarding substance use. The book provides a distinctly Canadian perspective and provides information on why policies are needed and how to develop them.

It addresses: drug and alcohol consumption patterns and the signs and symptoms of drug use; national, provincial and private sector initiatives as they affect the workplace as well as U.S. efforts that may impact upon Canadian business operators; the legal considerations that underlie the need to develop a company alcohol and drug policy.

It provides: guidance on the policy development process; what should go into a workplace policy and ways in which it can be implemented; employee education, awareness and assistance; programs and methods of problem identification; the entire range of alcohol and drug detection options.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.