{"id":50307,"date":"2020-07-05T20:39:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T20:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/?post_type=faqs&#038;p=50307"},"modified":"2020-07-05T20:39:21","modified_gmt":"2020-07-05T20:39:21","slug":"what-are-signs-that-drug-or-alcohol-use-is-becoming-a-safety-or-health-hazard-at-work","status":"publish","type":"faqs","link":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/faqs\/employer-drug-testing\/what-are-signs-that-drug-or-alcohol-use-is-becoming-a-safety-or-health-hazard-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Signs That Drug or Alcohol Use is Becoming a Safety or Health Hazard at Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Supervisors can play a powerful role in improving workplace safety by intervening and encouraging workers with alcohol or drug problems to seek help. But just how can you tell whether a worker is misusing drugs or alcohol?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both on and off the job, symptoms of alcohol or drug use may be physical (chills, smell of alcohol, sweating, weight loss, physical deterioration); emotional (increased&nbsp;aggression, anxiety, burnout, denial, depression, paranoia); and\/or behavioral (excessive talking, impaired coordination, irritability, lack of energy, limited attention span, poor motivation).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While different types of drugs produce different physical symptoms or behaviors, there are numerous ways that misuse affects work behavior\u2014and ultimately job performance and safety. It could be a sign of a drug or alcohol problem if a worker is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Arriving late, leaving early and\/or often absent.<\/li><li>\u0002Unreliable and often away from assigned job.<\/li><li>\u0002Careless and repeatedly making mistakes.<\/li><li>\u0002Argumentative and uncooperative.<\/li><li>\u0002Unwilling or unable to follow directions.<\/li><li>\u0002Avoiding responsibilities.<\/li><li>\u0002Making excuses that are unbelievable or placing blame elsewhere<\/li><li>Taking unnecessary risks by ignoring safety and health procedures<\/li><li>Frequently involved in mishaps and accidents or&nbsp;esponsible for damage to equipment or property.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to note that if an employee displays these signs, it does not necessarily mean he\/she has a drug or alcohol problem, but the possibility should not be over-looked.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs\/50307"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faqs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs\/50307\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}