Since opening in 2008, Physicians Quality Care has been committed to helping West Tennessee businesses with TN Drug-Free Workplace certification and training.
Our services include random selection of staff for periodic drug testing; pre-employment, post-accident and reasonable-suspicion drug testing; and staff training on TN Drug-Free Workplace policies.
Dealing with drug and alcohol abuse
If you have ever been faced with an employee who abuses drugs or alcohol, you know how challenging it can be.
Learn how to correctly handle the situation with OCCMed’s Supervisor Training.
Although it is mandatory for companies that must comply with DOT regulations, this training is invaluable for any supervisor at any company.
Don’t let drug abuse in the workplace catch you unprepared.
It pays to become a Tennessee Drug-Free Workplace
Companies that want a drug-free workplace will find that an investment in education, prevention and assistance programs pays dividends for both the employer and the employee.
Physicians Quality Care OCCMed is committed to helping employers become a certified Tennessee Drug-Free Workplace. We will help with training, certification and testing.
Certification benefits:
- 5 percent premium credit on your workers’ compensation insurance policy.
- A shift in the burden of proof in workers’ compensation claims involving a positive alcohol or drug test.
The requirement:
- Provide training for all employees and supervisors at least once.
- Maintain records indicating who was trained and when.
- Administer drug and alcohol tests for pre-employment, after an accident that results in injury, when there is reasonable suspicion, fitness-for-duty, and follow-up testing of employees that enter a drug/alcohol EAP program.
The costs if you don’t participate:
- Substance abuse drains more than $100 billion from American businesses every year.
- 8 to 50 percent of all workers’ compensation claims are related to substance abuse in the workplace.
- Substance abusers are 2.5 times more likely to be absent eight or more days a year.
- Substance abusers are 1/3 less productive.
Questions? Contact Jennifer Carmack at jennifer@physiciansqualitycare.com or 731-984-8400.