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THURSDAY. APRIL 15. 2004 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 5B
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N. Ga. Employer Committee speading the message
There is no place for drugs in the workplace
N. Ga. Employer Committee
speading message that there is no
place for drugs in the workplace
The North Georgia Employer
Committee is working to spread the
message that there is no place for
drugs in the workplace in Pickens,
Fannin and Gilmer and counties.
The Employer Committee, along
with Family Connections, will be
making information about drug and
alcohol use available to businesses
at no cost. The information will be
mailed to employers in form of
packets for employers to review the
information provided to them. If
the employers chose to participate
in the program which will be called
"Educating your employees to
the signs of drug use", they will
receive information monthly that
can be distributed to their employ
ees or posted in break room areas
that address these issues and signs
to be aware of. Drugs and alcohol
abuse have been identified as key
concerns that affect employment.
"Our emphasis in this project is
to assist employers in recognizing
signs of drug abuse, which affects
productivity in the workplace," said
Employer Committee Chairperson,
Joyce Richards. We are sending
employers useful information at no
cost to assist them in helping their
employees and we hope that it this
information can also be of assis
tance to parents in recognizing the
possible signs of drug use by their
children.
We feel if we educate our
employees of what signs to look for
in the workplace and at home, that
is a start to addressing one of our
areas major problems and concerns.
Our Employer Committee and
Family Connections want to work
together to improve our workforce
and create a stable and strong fami
ly environment for the children
who are going to be our upcoming
workforce.
We have worked with DFACS,
Family Connections, our area
Chamber of Commerce (who spon
sor the Drugs Don't Work Program)
and law enforcement representa
tives to identify an effective means
of communication to get the word
to our employees of just how seri
ous a problem our counties are fac
ing at present."
The information being provided
through the Committee can be used
to meet some of the required crite
ria for businesses that participate in
the Drugs Don't Work Program.
This is a cost effective program
sponsored by the State of Georgia
Chamber of Commerce; participa
tion reduces cost of workman's
compensation premiums by 7.5
percent.
Whitepath Fab Tech, employer
The N. Ga Employer Council is launching an effort to address problems of drugs in the workplace.
They have resources for employers which may result in lower insurance premimums if followed.
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in both Fannin and Gilmer counties,
has been a Drugs Don't Work partic
ipant since August 2002.
Susan Kiker, Whitepath Fab Tech's
Human Resource representative and
an Executive Member of the
Employer Committee, said material
which the Employer Committee is
offering to furnish to employers will
be used by Whitepath in conjunction
with their Drugs Don't Work materi
als.
Kiker said all three Whitepath
locations are drug free workplaces.
As participants, she said they per
form drug tests on all potential
employees and perform random
drug tests.
In the beginning, Kiker said there
were more positive drug tests. Now,
she said they see fewer positive
tests.
Lisa Adkisson, Employment
Marketing Representative for the
Georgia Department of Labor, and
Linda Mahan, Executive Director of
Fannin Family Connections, said the
project will provide information to
employers and employees in an
effort to educate both of what signs
to look for both at work and at
home. Our Employer Committee
wants to assist our area service
providers address one of the most
crucical problems facing our area.
The Employer Committee will pro
vide educational material for adults
and children, Adkisson said.
Linda Mahan, Executive Director
of Fannin Family Connections said
employers are looking for ways to
reach out to their employees. The
information offered through the
Employer Committee will provide a
resource of information."
Mahan also said the Department
of Family and Children Services say
that drugs affect schools and the
workplace. "We are trying to help
employers, employees and parents
get a handle on this problem by pro
viding helpful information. We want
to deal with prevention before it
gets to drug court, we want to try to
steer them away from drugs".
"The education program is a way
to bring our area service providers,
educators and employers together to
address this problem. Our Employer
Committee's main commitment is to
business, industry and education.
We think this is a great project to
help all of those people", stated Lisa
Adkisson. We will work directly
with DFACS, Family Connections
and employers and educators of all
three of our counties to address this
problem.
Ms. Adkisson also stated that Mr.
Chuck Wade, Coordinator of the
State of Georgia, Chamber of Com
merce's Drugs Don't Work Program
will be speaking to the North Geor
gia Employer Committee to talk
about the Drugs Don't Work Pro
gram at the April meeting. She sug
gest that any employers or busi
nesses that are interested in partici
pating in this program, sponsored by
the State Chamber of Commerce,
contact her at the Georgia Depart
ment of Labor-Blue Ridge Career
Center (706) 632-2033.
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