Alcoholism in the Workplace

(8 min.) Alcoholism is a disease, which threatens almost everything it touches. Not only are alcoholics and their families affected, but those in the workplace and society are threatened as well. The odds are that 1 out of 4 people will encounter problems due to alcohol in their workplace at some time. For this reason, it's important for supervisors and co-workers to be able to recognize the warning signs of alcoholism and to do something about it.

Topics included in this safety video are: recognize the signs of alcoholism, understand how the role you play can either contribute to the problem or to the solution, if you''re the supervisor - you need to know how to take action, powerful chemical dependency, poisons the (body, damages the brain, heart, pancreas, and liver), damages the digestive tract and interferes with the immune system, co-workers, and supervisors.

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.