Titre : | An assessment of drug testing within the construction industry |
Titre traduit : | (Une évaluation du dépistage de drogues au sein de l'industrie du bâtiment) |
Auteurs : | J .K. GERBER ; G. S. YACOUBIAN |
Type de document : | Périodique |
Année de publication : | 2002 |
Format : | 53-68 / Tab. |
Note générale : |
Journal of Drug Education, 2002, 32, (1), 53-68
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Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | PRE (Prévention - RdRD / Prevention - Harm reduction) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés MILIEU PROFESSIONNEL ; DEPISTAGE ; ACCIDENT ; ENQUETE ; PREVENTION ; EFFICACITEThésaurus géographique ETATS-UNIS |
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) |
Note de contenu : | Tab. |
Domaine : | Plusieurs produits / Several products |
Refs biblio. : | 14 |
Affiliation : |
Univ. Maryland, Center Substance Abuse Research, 4321 Hartwick Road, College Park, MD 20740 Etats-Unis. United States. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 901291 |
Centre Emetteur : | 09 AMPT |
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