The Company Executives Institute Several Programs In Order To Help Decrease The Costs Linked To Work Related Injuries, Excessive Sick Days, Poor Employee Work Performance, Increasing Absenteeism, and Employee Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
Heather is a forty-six-year-old woman who is the top administrator in the human resources department at a large steel plating company. To lower the costs associated with employee alcohol abuse and alcoholism, poor employee work performance, excessive sick days, work related injuries, and increasing absenteeism, Heather and the other members of top management launched a number of programs that made the work environment considerably more productive, safe, and healthy.
For example, ten years ago Heather and the other members of top management established an Employee’s Assistance Program so that all the workers had access to quality psychological counseling for their personal problems that could adversely influence their health, personal well-being, and their work performance.
The VIPs Construct a Technologically Advanced Exercise and Workout Room Complete With Weights, Exercise Equipment, a Professional Trainer During Business Hours, Exercise Charts, Mirrors, and Scales
As another illustration, roughly seven years ago Heather and the other company administrators built a forward-looking exercise and workout room complete with weights, mirrors, a personal trainer during business hours, scales, exercise charts, and many different types of exercise equipment.
Moreover, roughly four years ago Heather and the other members of top management invested in a purification system that filters all the drinking water that is obtainable throughout the building. Likewise, three-and-a-half years ago, Heather and the other company leaders started a “walking club” that is chiefly intended for employees who want to work on their cardiovascular system.
The Company Administrators Implement a Weight-Watchers Class and Employ a Weight-Loss Professional to Manage the Program
As another illustration, approximately a year-and-a-half ago, Heather and the other members of upper management developed a “Weight-Watchers” class that at this moment in time meets every workday at noon until 1:00 PM. Moreover, the VIPs hired a weight-loss nurse to administer the program.
Likewise, two years ago Heather and the other company executives launched a “Stop Smoking Club” for workers who want to learn how to stop or reduce their smoking.
In the last six months, in conjunction with the Employee’s Assistance Program, Heather and the other company administrators implemented an “Anger Management” class for employees who want to get a better handle on their anger.
The VIPs Start a Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
In the last five months, Heather and the other company leaders instituted a drug and alcohol testing program that is linked with their drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. In actual fact, Heather is the key person in the company responsible for getting the message out to all the employees about the drug and alcohol testing program as well as the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program.
One of the essential components of the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcoholism and Depression” that meets every Tuesday after work. The basic idea with this class is informing workers that hazardous drinking and depression frequently happen in the same individual. It is hoped that understanding this information can help an individual address both medical problems and get the alcohol rehabilitation and mental health counseling he or she needs.
The Company Executives Initiate an Alcohol Statistics and Facts Class
Another relatively recent addition to the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcohol Statistics and Facts.” The reasoning behind this alcohol statistics facts class is the reality that many individuals are unsuccessful in their attempt to recognize the full impact of the consequences of alcoholism and alcohol abuse without first hearing about some of the alcohol abuse and alcoholism facts and statistics that are available. As a result, one of the goals of this class is to provide various alcoholism and alcohol abuse statistics and facts in order to help workers gain a better comprehension of the massive number of problems that are linked to hazardous and excessive drinking and how they can stop these problems from occurring.
Most recently, Heather and the other company executives, via observations from employees, developed a class that focuses directly on severe drinking entitled “What is Alcoholism”? This class meets every Monday morning a half hour before work and focuses mainly on the differences between alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse, on the stages of alcoholism, and on the different forms of treatment that are available for people who have alcohol drinking problems such as people who drink in an irresponsible manner.
Even though each and every one of these preventative maintenance and health programs was anything but easy on the pocketbook, the company leaders feel that they are many thousands of dollars ahead by providing all of their employees with a more productive, healthy, and safe work environment.
