Course Description: This course is required to fulfill the requirements for an individual applying for a Site Safety Training Card. This is an awareness level training and does not provide any other qualification or authorization outside of the Site Safety Training Card. Designated construction workers are required to complete a minimum number of hours of approved site safety training and to carry site safety identification cards as proof of completion of the training (As per New York City Local Law 196 of 2017).
Topics:
- Statistics.
- Stigma and drugs.
- Occupational statistics.
- Signs and symptoms of abuse.
- Physical symptoms.
- Drug and alcohol effects in the workplace.
- Prevention of drug and alcohol in the workplace.
- Why do some people become addicted to drugs while others don’t?
- Drug and alcohol financial effects.
- Behavioral signs.
- Health effects.
- Adverse synergistic use of drugs along with alcohol.
Pre-requisites: There are no pre-requisites for this course.
Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Be familiar with adverse effects of drug and alcohol in the workplace.
• List and identity the consequences of drug and/or alcohol use and abuse.
• Recognize problems associated with substance dependency.
• Recognize and understand issues of chemical dependence that may adversely affect the lives of others.
Course Materials: This course consists of a PowerPoint presentation and class discussion. We will provide a student manual.
CEU’s: N/A
Course Duration: 2 hours of training (not including class breaks).
