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Certified Drug Free Workplace
As a benefit of your membership, the Harris County Chamber of Commerce offers the Drugs Don’t Work program to assist you in becoming certified and to provide the resources necessary to renew your certification each year. Our goal is to make the process simple and quick when creating and maintaining your certified drug-free workplace program and receiving your Workers Compensation discount.
Why should I become a Drug Free Certified Workplace?
Substance abuse drains more than $100 billion from American businesses every year:
Workers Compensation – 38-50% of all Workers Comp claims are related to substance abuse in the workplace; substance abusers file three to five times as many Workers Comp Medical Costs. Substance abusers have 300% higher medical costs and benefits.
Absenteeism -Substance abusers are 2.5 times more likely to be absent eight or more days a year.
Lost Productivity – Substance abusers are one-third less productive and three times more likely to be late for work
Employee Turnover – It costs a business an average of $7000 to replace a salaried worker.
Click here to find resources and forms to help you become a Drug Free Certified Workplace.
Why should I become a Drug Free Certified Workplace?
Substance abuse drains more than $100 billion from American businesses every year:
Workers Compensation – 38-50% of all Workers Comp claims are related to substance abuse in the workplace; substance abusers file three to five times as many Workers Comp Medical Costs. Substance abusers have 300% higher medical costs and benefits.
Absenteeism -Substance abusers are 2.5 times more likely to be absent eight or more days a year.
Lost Productivity – Substance abusers are one-third less productive and three times more likely to be late for work
Employee Turnover – It costs a business an average of $7000 to replace a salaried worker.
Click here to find resources and forms to help you become a Drug Free Certified Workplace.
