Hold the Dope: A Program for Creating Drug-Free Restaurants

2. Hold the Dope:A Program for CreatingDrug-Free Restaurants Sponsored by: Arkansas Hospitality Association UALR Arkansas Small Business Development Center U.S. Small Business Administration

3. The Drug-Free Workplace Program

4. Drugs & the Hospitality Industry U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 1996

5. Dept of Labor DFWP Programs • Written policy • Supervisor training • Employee education • Employee Assistance • Drug / Alcohol Testing

6. Arkansas Rule 36 Purpose To promote voluntary drug-free workplaces Requirements • Notice • Education • Drug & Alcohol Testing

7. Notifying Employees & Applicants • Written Policy • 60 days elapse before effective date • Vacancy ads include notice • Post testing policy • Make policy available for inspection

8. Notice Requirements • Conditions of employment • Extent of testing • Consequences • Explain protections

9. Approval Process • Employer submits application annually • Commission notifies of acceptance or deficiencies • Employer provide acceptance form to insurer • Insurer may review Commission’s findings • Insurer reports employers qualifying annually to Commission

10. 10 minutes Stand up and stretch… Get a drink of water… Swap business cards… Let’s Take a Break !

11. Required Testing • Job Applicant • Reasonable Suspicion • Routine Fitness-for-Duty • Follow-Up • Post-Accident

12. Job Applicant Testing • Must require for certification • May refuse to hire • May conduct limited testing • May test for alcohol or any drug.

13. Reasonable Suspicion Testing • Sample within 8 hours for alcohol • Sample within 32 hours for drugs • Document observations within 24 hours or before results are released • Provide written documentation on request • Retain documentation 1 year

14. Initial Laboratories Initial Specimens • Licensed/approved by ADH • Certified by USDHHS • Certified by College of American Pathologists and • Use US DOT procedures

15. Confirmation Laboratories • Certified by initial specimen authority and • Certified by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or • Certified by College of American Pathologists

16. Substance Abuse EducationCertification Requirements Provide education materials which explain employer policies and procedures • Distribute to each employee prior to start • Distribute to each employee hired/ transferred • Provide written notice to employee organizations

17. Substance Abuse EducationRequired Contents • Identity of designated person for questions • Period of work-day compliance • Employee conduct prohibited • Circumstances for testing • Detailed testing procedures

18. Substance Abuse EducationRequired Contents • Requirement for employees to submit • Explain refusal to submit and consequences • Consequences for violations • Substance abuse prevention information

19. Sample Forms & Letters

20. Sample Policies, Forms & Letters Drug-Free Workplace Policy: • Drafted by Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission AWCC • Lawyer should review final policy Employee Notice / Policy Receipt Applicant Consent to Drug/Alcohol Testing Reasonable Suspicion Documentation

21. Education Materials

22. Fact Sheets 10 basic fact sheets Written at 6th grade reading level or lower Several ways to use: • Post on bulletin board • Read or brief from at staff meetings • Copy and handout

23. Arkansas DFWP resources Arkansas Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission

24. National DFWP Resources American Council for Drug Education National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information Partnership for a Drug-Free America