Alcohol Testing in the Workplace

The chapter will discuss efforts to prevent alcohol-related problems in the workplace. Testing of workers and job applicants for alcohol has been adopted as a tool for the recognition and reduction of alcohol-related problems in the workplace. The chapter describes how approximately 125 million Americans aged 12 or older reported being current users of alcohol in 2006; and approximately 57 million participated in binge drinking and approximately 17 million reported being heavy drinkers. The total direct and indirect economic costs of alcohol abuse were estimated at $184 billion for 1998. Problems of such magnitude clearly affect the workplace.

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  Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Incorporated

  P.O. Box 30040
  Tucson, AZ  United States  85751-0040
• Authors:
  • Dubowski, Kurt M
  • Caplan, Yale H
  • Canfield, Dennis V
• Publication Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: Fifth
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 437-456
• Monograph Title: Garriott's Medicolegal Aspects of Alcohol

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol abuse; Alcohol effects; Alcohol tests; Blood alcohol levels; Highway safety; Human factors in crashes; Social factors; Workplaces
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Society; Transportation (General); I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01164914
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9781933264585
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 16 2010 9:11AM