Are you using a Drug-Free company for your projects?

Are you using a Drug-Free company for your projects?

The Problems

60% of the world’s production of illegal drugs is consumed in the U.S.
Nearly 70% of current users of illegal drugs are employed.
Nearly 1 in 4 employed Americans between the ages of 18 – 35 have illegally used drugs.
1/3 of employees know of the illegal sale of drugs in their workplace.
20% of young workers admit using marijuana on the job.
* Source: ‘Working Partners’, National Conference Proceedings Report: sponsored by U.S. Dept. of Labor, the SBA, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

The Costs

Even though many employers choose to ignore the problem, substance abuse in the workplace has a real impact on their bottom line. Substance abuse drains more than $100 Billion from American businesses every year in …

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS: 38% to 50% of all Workers’ Compensation claims are related to substance abuse in the workplace; substance abusers file three to five times as many Worker’s Compensation claims.

MEDICAL COSTS: Substance abusers incur 300% higher medical costs than non-abusers.

ABSENTEEISM: Substance abusers are 2.5 times more likely to be absent eight or more days a year.

LOST PRODUCTIVITY: Substance abusers are 1/3 less productive.

EMPLOYEE TURNOVER: It costs a business an average of $7,000 to replace a salaried worker.

* Source: ‘Working Partners’, National Conference Proceedings Report: sponsored by U.S. Dept. of Labor, the SBA, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

The Solution: A Drug Free Workplace Program

Warehouse Optimizers, Inc. is a Drug Free Workplace Program that is committed to giving our clients a safe and professional project.