Heather is a forty-eight-year-old woman who is the director of the human resources department at a large brass fabricating company. To help diminish the costs related to poor employee work performance, work related injuries, increasing absenteeism, excessive sick days, and employee alcoholism and alcohol abuse, Heather and the other company administrators created a number of programs that made the work environment substantially more safe, healthy, and more productive.
For example, fifteen years ago Heather and the other members of top management initiated an Employee’s Assistance Program so that all the employees had access to quality psychological counseling for their personal problems that could unfavorably influence their health, work performance, and their personal well-being.
Top Management Assembles An Avant-Garde Workout and Exercise Room Complete With Exercise Charts, Mirrors, Weights, Scales, a Professional Trainer During Business Hours, and Exercise Equipment
As another illustration, about eight-and-a-half years ago Heather and the other members of upper management constructed an avant-garde exercise and workout room complete with weights, many different types of exercise equipment, a professional trainer during business hours, exercise charts, mirrors, and scales.
Not only this, but around four-and-a-half years ago Heather and the other company administrators invested in a distillation system that filters all the drinking water that is obtainable in the main building. Similarly, two years ago, Heather and the other company administrators started a “walking club” that is basically intended for employees who want to work on their cardiovascular system.
The VIPs Implement a Weight-Watchers Class and Employ a Weight-Loss Trainer to Supervise the Program
As another example, about two years ago, Heather and the other company executives launched a “Weight-Watchers” class that at this time meets every workday at 11 AM until noon. Moreover, the company administrators employed a weight-loss nurse to run the program.
In a similar way, a year-and-a-half ago Heather and the other company leaders initiated a “Stop Smoking Club” for employers who want to refrain from smoking.
In the last ten months, in a joint venture with the Employee’s Assistance Program, Heather and the other company executives implemented an “Anger Management” class for employees who want to learn how to better control their anger issues.
The Company Administrators Start An Alcohol and Drug Testing Program
In the last four-and-a-half months, Heather and the other members of upper management launched a drug and alcohol testing program that is tied into their drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. In truth, Heather is the main person in the company responsible for getting the message out to all the workers about the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program as well as the drug and alcohol testing 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 main idea with this class is informing employees that abusive drinking and depression often take place in the same person. It is hoped that comprehending this information will be able to help an individual address both medical problems and get the alcohol counseling and mental health therapy he or she needs.
The Company Executives Implement 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 fail to grasp the total impact of the consequences of alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction without first learning about some of the alcoholism and alcohol abuse facts and statistics that are available. As a consequence, one of the objectives of this class is to provide a mixture of alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse facts and statistics in order to help workers gain a better understanding of the huge number of difficulties that are correlated with irresponsible and abusive drinking and how they can avert these problems from taking place.
Most recently, Heather and the other company leaders, via comments from employees, initiated a class that centers directly on acute drinking entitled “What is Alcoholism”? This class meets every Friday morning an hour-and-a-half before work and focuses primarily on the differences between alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse, on the stages of alcoholism, and on the different types of treatment that are available for people who have alcohol drinking problems such as people who drink in an excessive manner.
Although every single one of these preventative maintenance and health programs was not inexpensive, the company executives think that they are several thousands of dollars ahead by providing all of their workers with a healthy, safe, and more productive work environment.