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DrugFree Workplace Overview
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Together We Can Make A Difference
“If I had employees on drugs, I’d know about it.”
This is one of the more common myths about alcohol and other drug use in the workplace. The reality is 7 out of 10 drug users are working in someone’s business. Additionally, 1 out of 4 employees has a substance abuse problem or a family member who struggles with a substance abuse problem.
Substance abuse is everyone’s business. If your organization does not have a drug-free workplace program, chances are good that a substance abuser works for you. The impact on your organization – in terms of your bottom line and employee safety – can be devastating.
Drugfree Idaho, Inc., a statewide non-profit organization, works to create a drug-free culture within workplaces, schools and communities. We can help you create a positive, drug-free work environment that attracts and retains quality workers. DrugFree Idaho, Inc. does all the work to create a customized drug-free workplace program that can decrease your organization’s medical claims, job-related accidents, and employee absences, while increasing employee productivity and morale.
Our goal is to raise awareness, change behavior, and inspire action to prevent substance abuse.
If you have any questions regarding our program, then please feel free to give us a call at (208) 570-6404.
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How Drug Abuse Affects the Workplace: Statistics
Employee substance abuse can create safety hazards for employers, co-workers and the public. There are also the costs of lost business opportunities arising from missed deadlines, diminished product quality, and damaged business reputation. Look at these sobering statistics:
- Employee absenteeism - Problem drinkers are absent from work four to eight times more often than normal. Drug users are absent from work an average of five days per month due to substance abuse.
- Less productivity - When they do show up, substance abusers are 33% less productive and cost their employers $7,000 annually.
- Workplace accidents - Drug using employees are four times more likely to be involved in workplace accidents and five times more likely to file a workers' compensation claim.
- Industrial fatalities – Up to 40% of industrial fatalities and 47% of industrial injuries can be linked to alcohol abuse.
- Higher workers compensation costs – According to the National Council on Compensation Insurance, as much as 38% to 50% of all workers' compensation claims are related to substance abuse.
- Higher medical costs - Substance abusers are three times more likely to use medical benefits than other employees.
- Workplace theft – 80% of drug users steal from their workplaces to support their habits.
- Workplace violence - Substance abuse is the third leading cause of workplace violence.
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Our Services: Drug Free Workplace Programs
DrugFree Idaho, Inc. can help your organization develop a drug-free workplace. Our Gold Standard drug-free Workplace Program includes:
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Customized drug-free workplace policies that comply with current state and federal laws
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Employee drug and alcohol testing, including random selection, MRO review, SAMHSA-certified lab analysis
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Supervisor and employee training to better recognize employee substance abuse and methods of confrontation
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Access to high-quality, low-cost Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) through the organization’s consortium
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Updates on drug-free workplace issues and laws through a timely e-mail newsletter and other workplace promotion items.
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State Insurance Fund Premium Credit Programs
Idaho Code section 72-1716 allows insurance companies to grant premium credit to employers who have a qualifying alcohol and drug-free program. The premium credit is applied at the year-end audit. The Fund grants a 5% discount to qualified programs.
If you have an alcohol and drug-free workplace program, DrugFree Idaho, Inc. can assist you in providing a written statement, as well as all required documentation, to the State Insurance Fund indicating that your program complies with Idaho Code sections 72-1701 through 72-1715.
Since the program began in 2000, thousands of dollars in premium discounts have been issued to employers who joined DrugFree Idaho, Inc.
The purpose of the credit is to reduce the effect of drugs and alcohol in the workplace, The State Insurance Fund also requires that your program:
- Be proactive as opposed to reactive.
- Include 100% of your employees covered by the workers compensation policy in the testing program.
- Have written documentation of how testing is accomplished.
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DFI DrugFree Workplace Associates
Associates: Click here to access the Drug Test Network
The 5-Star rating from DrugFree Idaho Inc. will demonstrate the employer's commitment to all five steps of a Drug-Free Workplace Program recommended by the Department of Labor. This is the "gold standard" with a desired goal to achieve a safe and healthy workplace by eliminating drug (including alcohol) abuse.
A-1 Plumbing Services, Inc.
ASC, Inc.
A Full Life Agency
Ada County Sheriff Department
Adams County
Adams Painting
Adamson Pump & Drilling
Aimonetto and Sons of Boise
Avalon Landscaping
Bailey Truck and Auto Supply
Barger-Mattson Auto Salvage & Dillon Auto Recycling
Battle Creek
Blue Ribbon Landscape & Maintenance
Bogus Basin
Boise Peterbilt
Bower's Transport
Burks Excavation, LLC
Burks Tractor Company, Inc.
Business Psychology Associates
C&A Paving
Canyon County Highway
District No. 4
Cardinal Utility Construction, Inc.
City of Blackfoot
City of Eagle
City of Kellogg
City of Nampa
City of Rigby
DaVinci Stone
Dillabaughs Flooring America
Dillon Auto Recycling, Inc.
Downtown Big O Tires
Eagle Rock Timber
Elite Systems, Inc.
Emergency Medicine of Idaho
Falls Cabinet & Millwork
Fisher's Document Systems, Inc.
Fisher Farms
Friends of Children & Families
Gem County
Golden Gate Highway District
Gooding County
Hastings Concrete Pumping of Idaho, Inc.
Heritage Retirement Centers, Inc.
Home Health Care with Dignity
Home Instead Senior Care
Idahos NewsChannel 7
Idaho Candy Company
Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections
Idaho Lottery
Innovative Care Pharmacy, LLC
Ideal Demolition Service
Jayker Wholesale Nursery, Inc.
Jaymark, Inc.
Johnson Thermal Systems
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Lemhi County
Magic Valley Truck Brokers
McKay Construction Company, Inc.
MJ's Excavation
Mountain Steel Fabrication
New Sweden Irrigation District
North Ada County Fire & Rescue
North Idaho Animal Hospital
Northwest Electrical Contractors
On Demand, LLC
Pancheri Land & Livestock
Petra, Inc.
Petroglyph Energy
Pioneer Irrigation District
Pro Tech Roofing, Inc.
R Squared Construction
Service Master of Boise
Soda Springs Historical Museum, Inc.
South Board of Control
Spring Creek Management LLC
Squirrel Livestock
Steelhead Construction
Stinker Stores, Inc.
STP Concrete Company, Inc.
Terry's Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
Tolsma Auto
Treasure Valley Family YMCA
Western Healthcare
WillTran, Inc.
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Testimonials
"Intermountain Gas Company has been a Charter Member of DrugFree Idaho since its formation in 2000. We have been very pleased with the service that the organization provides. All drug tests are conducted in a confidential manner with results returned in a very timely manner. Any educational material that we have required has been provided and is up-to-date and relevant. Intermountain Gas Company highly recommends DrugFree Idaho to other organizations for their drug testing and educational needs."
Susan Ernest, Vice President Human Resources
Intermountain Gas Company
Boise, Idaho
"Implementing a Drug-Free Workplace Program changed everything. I have witnessed first hand how the impact is far reaching beyond the workplace and the positive effect it can have, not only for the individual, but also their family and the community as a whole."
Jerry Frank, President
Petra Construction
Meridian, Idaho
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