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Facts & Statistics
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Do Prevention Programs Actually Work?
To measure the effectiveness of safety programs, Texaco Corporation measured time lost after an accident in their own refinery employees and also in the employees of their contractors. Texaco corporation after initiating a drug and alcohol program found that over four years, work related accidents causing the workers not to show up for work the following day dropped fifty percent in their own employees (Fig. 1) and also fifty percent in the contract construction people who work on their pipelines. (Fig. 2)
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1 in 10 Applicants Nationwide have Cocaine, Marijuana or Amphetamines in their urine.
- The U.S. Departmentof Labor
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They estimate a 2.5 million-dollar savings on insurance costs at their New Orleans plant alone.
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The following two charts represent the number of incidences per every 200,000 hours worked that led to an employee or contractor being unable to return to the job because of a work-related injury.
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Save 20% or More On Your Company's Insurance & Worker's Compensation
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CONSEQUENCES FOR NON COMPLIANCE
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Examples of Fines
1. FAA Proposes $172,500 Fine Against
Chautauqua Airlines for Employee Drug
and Alcohol Testing Violations
2. FAA Proposes $100,000 Civil Penalty
Against Delta Airlines for Drug Testing
Violations
3. Fine of $10,000 by breach to the
Anti-Drug Program
4. Fine of $7,460.00 by breach of the
Anti-Drug Program
5. Fine of $2,000 by breach of the
Anti-Drug Program
6. Order of cease of activities
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The Cost of Substance Abuse is Staggering.
- National Institute of Drug Abuse
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Examples of Fines
| LOST PRODUCTIVITY |
$9,464 |
| ACCIDENT |
$2,250 |
| ABSENTEEISM |
$1,925 |
| HEALTHCARE COSTS |
$3,600 |
| WORKERS COMPENSATION |
$6,664 |
| ANNUAL COST TO AN EMPLOYER |
$17,839 |
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Of the 17.9 Million Illicit Drug Users in 2006
75% Were Employed
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| Service Category |
Illicit Drug Use in 2006 |
| ACCIDENT |
$2,250 |
| ABSENTEEISM |
$1,925 |
| HEALTHCARE COSTS |
$3,600 |
| WORKERS COMPENSATION |
$6,664 |
| ANNUAL COST TO AN EMPLOYER |
$17,839 |
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