Heather is a sixty-four-year-old woman who is the director of the human resources department at a large chrome stripping company. To cut the costs correlated with work related injuries, excessive sick days, increasing absenteeism, employee alcoholism and alcohol abuse, and poor employee work performance, Heather and the other company administrators instituted some programs that made the work environment considerably more healthy, safe, and more productive.
For example, twelve years ago Heather and the other company administrators launched an Employee’s Assistance Program so that all the employees had access to quality counseling for their personal problems that could negatively affect their work performance, health, and their personal well being.
The Company Administrators Assemble a State-of-the-Art Workout and Exercise Room Complete With Exercise Equipment, Scales, a Professional Trainer During Business Hours, Mirrors, Weights, and Exercise Charts
As another illustration, just about nine years ago Heather and the other members of top management built an avant-garde workout and exercise room complete with mirrors, exercise charts, a personal trainer during business hours, weights, many different types of exercise equipment, and scales.
Moreover, about three years ago Heather and the other company leaders invested in a distillation system that filters all the drinking water that is available throughout the main building. Likewise, a year-and-a-half ago, Heather and the other company administrators started a “walking club” that is primarily intended for employees who want to build up their cardiovascular system.
The Company Administrators Establish a Weight-Watchers Class and Hire a Weight-Loss Trainer to Supervise the Program
As another example, around a year-and-a-half ago, Heather and the other VIPs instituted a “Weight-Watchers” class that currently meets every weekday at 5:00 PM until 6:00 PM. Furthermore, the company administrators signed up a weight-loss trainer to oversee the program.
Likewise, a year-and-a-half ago Heather and the other members of upper management implemented a “Stop Smoking Club” for employers who want to refrain from smoking.
In the last seven months, in conjunction with the Employee’s Assistance Program, Heather and the other members of top management instituted an “Anger Management” class for workers who want to learn how to better control their anger issues.
Upper Management Establishes a Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
In the last three months, Heather and the other company leaders initiated a alcohol and drug testing program that is related to their drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. In fact, Heather is the key 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 essential components of the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcoholism and Depression” that meets every Wednesday after work. The fundamental idea with this class is informing employees that abusive drinking and depression frequently take place in the same individual. It is hoped that realizing this information can help a person address both medical conditions and get the alcohol rehab and mental health counseling he or she needs.
The Company Administrators Implement an Alcohol Statistics and Facts Class
Another relatively recent enhancement to the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcohol Statistics and Facts.” The rationale behind this alcohol statistics facts class is the reality that several individuals do not comprehend the total impact of the results of alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse without first reading about some of the alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse statistics and facts that are available. As a consequence, one of the objectives of this class is to provide a range of alcoholism and alcohol abuse statistics and facts in order to help employees gain a better comprehension of the multitude of issues that are related to excessive and abusive drinking and how they can prevent these issues from taking place.
Most recently, Heather and the other members of upper management, via comments from workers, developed a class that focuses directly on severe drinking entitled “What is Alcoholism”? This class meets every Tuesday morning an hour before work and focuses predominantly on the differences between alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse, 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 abusive manner.
Even though every one of these preventative maintenance and health programs was fairly expensive, the company leaders reason that they are several thousands of dollars ahead by providing all of their employees with a safe, more productive, and healthy work environment.
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