Heather is a fifty-seven-year-old woman who is the top administrator in the human resources department at a large brass fabricating company. In order to help diminish the costs associated with increasing absenteeism, employee alcoholism and alcohol abuse, excessive sick days, poor employee work performance, and work related injuries, Heather and the other VIPs launched a number of programs that made the work environment significantly more productive, safe, and healthy.

For example, eleven years ago Heather and the other company leaders instituted an Employee’s Assistance Program so that all the workers had access to first-rate counseling for their personal problems that could negatively affect their personal well-being, health, and their work performance.

The Company Executives Build a New Workout and Exercise Room Complete With Exercise Equipment, Exercise Charts, Weights, a Personal Trainer During Business Hours, Mirrors, and Scales

As another example, just about seven years ago Heather and the other company leaders assembled a modern exercise and workout room complete with many different types of exercise equipment, scales, weights, a professional trainer during business hours, exercise charts, and mirrors.

In addition, nearly five years ago Heather and the other members of top management invested in a distillation system that filters all the water that is available all through the building complex. In the same way, two-and-a-half years ago, Heather and the other VIPs started a “walking club” that caters to workers who want to learn how to boost their cardiovascular system.

The VIPs Initiate a Weight-Watchers Class and Employ a Weight-Loss Professional to Supervise the Program

As another illustration, about two years ago, Heather and the other members of upper management instituted a “Weight-Watchers” class that at present meets every weekday at 11 AM until noon. Moreover, the company leaders hired a weight-loss nurse to administer the program.

In the same way, two years ago Heather and the other company leaders launched a “Stop Smoking Club” for workers who want to learn how to stop or reduce their smoking.

In the last thirteen months, in combination with the Employee’s Assistance Program, Heather and the other company executives instituted an “Anger Management” class for employees who want to learn how to better control their temper.

Top Management Institutes An Alcohol and Drug Testing Program

In the last two months, Heather and the other company leaders launched a drug and alcohol testing program that is associated with their drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. In actual fact, Heather is the main individual 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 key elements of the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcoholism and Depression” that meets every Friday after work. The basic idea with this class is informing workers that abusive drinking and depression commonly happen in the same person. It is hoped that comprehending this information will be able to help a person address both medical problems and get the alcohol counseling and mental health counseling he or she needs.

The Company Leaders Start an Alcohol Statistics and Facts Class

Another fairly 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 many individuals fail to comprehend the total impact of the effects of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency without first getting exposed to some of the alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse facts and statistics that are available. Consequently, one of the goals of this class is to provide a mixture of alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction statistics and facts to help employees gain a better comprehension of the host of issues that are correlated with irresponsible and abusive drinking and how they can prevent these problems from coming about.

Most recently, Heather and the other company executives, by way of feedback from workers, initiated a class that centers directly on severe drinking entitled “What is Alcoholism”? This class meets every Wednesday morning an hour-and-a-half before work and focuses chiefly on the differences between alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction, on the stages of alcoholism, and on the kinds of treatment that are available for people who have alcohol drinking problems such as individuals who drink in a hazardous manner.

Although every one of these health and preventative maintenance programs was relatively expensive, the company leaders believe that they are many thousands of dollars ahead by providing all of their employees with safe, more productive, and healthy working conditions.

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