Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse for Managers and Supervisors in Construction Environments

Construction supervisors need to respect a worker's private life however, what if a worker had too much to drink one night? Or another worker smoked some dope over a weekend? How about the employee who has been taking medications that could impair their ability to work safely? When substance abusers arrive at the jobsite, they don't leave their problems at the door. What these employees are doing both on and off -duty could cause them to have a serious accident. Managers and supervisors need to know how substance abuse can affect a workplace, how to recognize signs of abuse and what they can do to handle abuse situations. This video trains them on the various forms of substance abuse that are typically found in the workplace, how managers and supervisors can detect substance abuse problems, and what they should and should not do if they discover a worker with a substance abuse problem.