Heather is a forty-seven-year-old woman who is the top administrator in the human resources department at a large silver plating company. In order to lower the costs related to employee alcohol abuse and alcoholism, increasing absenteeism, excessive sick days, poor employee work performance, and work related injuries, Heather and the other members of top management implemented a number of programs that made the work environment significantly more safe, healthy, and more productive.

As an example, fifteen years ago Heather and the other company administrators instituted an Employee’s Assistance Program so that all the employees had access to first-rate psychological counseling for their personal problems that could negatively affect their work performance, personal well being, and their health.

Top Management Assembles a New Exercise and Workout Room Complete With Exercise Equipment, Scales, a Professional Trainer During Business Hours, Mirrors, Weights, and Exercise Charts

As another illustration, nearly six-and-a-half years ago Heather and the other VIPs assembled an avant-garde workout and exercise room complete with weights, mirrors, a personal trainer during business hours, scales, exercise charts, and many different types of exercise equipment.

In addition, nearly four-and-a-half years ago Heather and the other members of upper management invested in a purification system that filters all the water that is available anywhere in the building. In the same way, two-and-a-half years ago, Heather and the other company administrators started a “walking club” that is mainly intended for employees who want to improve upon their cardiovascular system.

The Company Leaders Launch a Weight-Watchers Class and Hire a Weight-Loss Professional to Supervise the Program

As another illustration, approximately a year-and-a-half ago, Heather and the other members of top management established a “Weight-Watchers” class that at this moment in time meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 11 AM until noon. Moreover, the company executives hired a weight-loss trainer to run the program.

In a similar way, a year ago Heather and the other company leaders launched a “Stop Smoking Club” for workers who want to learn how to quit or cut back on their smoking.

In the last seven months, in a joint venture with the Employee’s Assistance Program, Heather and the other company executives started an “Anger Management” class for workers who want to learn how to better control their temper.

Top Management Starts An Alcohol and Drug Testing Program

In the last five months, Heather and the other members of upper management established a alcohol and drug testing program that is related to their drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. Indeed, Heather is the primary 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 key elements of the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcoholism and Depression” that meets every Thursday after work. The essential idea with this class is informing workers that excessive drinking and depression routinely take place in the same person. It is hoped that understanding this information will be able to help an individual address both medical conditions and get the alcohol treatment and mental health therapy he or she requires.

Top Management Starts 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 several people do not comprehend the full impact of the results of alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction without first getting exposed to some of the alcohol abuse and alcoholism statistics and facts that are available. Consequently, one of the goals of this class is to provide a mixture of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency statistics and facts in order to help workers gain a better comprehension of the massive number of difficulties that are associated with excessive and irresponsible drinking and how they can avert these difficulties from transpiring.

Most recently, Heather and the other company leaders, by way of comments from workers, created 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 for the most part on the differences between alcohol abuse and alcoholism, on the stages of alcoholism, and on the different kinds of therapy that are available for people who have alcohol drinking problems such as people who drink in an excessive manner.

Although each and every one of these health and preventative maintenance programs was fairly expensive, top management feels that they are many thousands of dollars ahead by providing all of their workers with a safe, more productive, and healthy work environment.

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