Drugs & Alcohol at Work

Many of us are partial to the occasional tipple. And while there might be some funny stories going around the office about who overdid it on the fruit punch at the Christmas party, matters can get more serious when it comes to the use of alcohol and drugs in the workplace.

Employers have a legal duty to protect their employees’ health, safety, and welfare, but drug and alcohol misuse at work can be a difficult problem to handle. This course offers guidance on how to conduct a risk assessment, the warning signs to look out for when drug or alcohol misuse is taking place, and how to manage the issue.

It would have been easy to theme this course around a Hollywood, or music star going into rehab, but that wouldn’t have been relatable for most of our audience. Instead, we decided to follow the journey of Jackie, a manager who wants to support her employees. We see the consequences and risks, and we follow the story through to its conclusion, where Jackie tackles the issues with drug and alcohol that her workplace is facing. 

The course takes place over a variety of locations, like offices, labs, and warehouses, which gives the learner some great visuals, keeping things fresh. There are interactions and questions during the course so that they must take in what they are being taught, and this helps to keep them engaged. And because this is an IOSH approved course, you can be confident that the learning is gold standard. There’s even a quiz bank with rotating questions at the end so you can be sure that the answers are learned, rather than just guessed.