Historique
Périodique
An assessment of drug testing within the construction industry
(Une évaluation du dépistage de drogues au sein de l'industrie du bâtiment)
Auteur(s) :
GERBER, J .K. ;
YACOUBIAN, G. S.
Année
2002
Page(s) :
53-68
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
14
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Thésaurus mots-clés
MILIEU PROFESSIONNEL
;
DEPISTAGE
;
ACCIDENT
;
ENQUETE
;
PREVENTION
;
EFFICACITE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Journal of Drug Education, 2002, 32, (1), 53-68
Note de contenu :
Tab.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Drug testing in the workplace has gone from virtual nonexistence to wide-spread employer acceptance during the past two decades. This growth is particularly significant for the construction industry. High rates of alcohol and other drug use, coupled with the high-risk, safety-sensitive nature of the industry, have prompted the development of a variety of drug surveillance and prevention strategies. Despite this growing vigilance, no scholarly works have examined the impact of drug-related policies in the construction industry. To address this limitation, we investigate the efficacy of workplace drug-testing programs in reducing injury incident rates and workers' compensation experience-rating modification factors (MODs) within the construction industry. Analyses indicate that companies with drug-testing programs experienced a 51 percent reduction in incident rates within two years of implementation. Moreover, companies that drug test their employees experienced a significant reduction in their MODs. Policy implications are discussed in light of the current findings. (Author's abstract)
Drug testing in the workplace has gone from virtual nonexistence to wide-spread employer acceptance during the past two decades. This growth is particularly significant for the construction industry. High rates of alcohol and other drug use, coupled with the high-risk, safety-sensitive nature of the industry, have prompted the development of a variety of drug surveillance and prevention strategies. Despite this growing vigilance, no scholarly works have examined the impact of drug-related policies in the construction industry. To address this limitation, we investigate the efficacy of workplace drug-testing programs in reducing injury incident rates and workers' compensation experience-rating modification factors (MODs) within the construction industry. Analyses indicate that companies with drug-testing programs experienced a 51 percent reduction in incident rates within two years of implementation. Moreover, companies that drug test their employees experienced a significant reduction in their MODs. Policy implications are discussed in light of the current findings. (Author's abstract)
Affiliation :
Univ. Maryland, Center Substance Abuse Research, 4321 Hartwick Road, College Park, MD 20740
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.