MBA Risk Management Drug-Free Partnership Page

As a commitment to safeguarding your health, to providing you a safer workplace, and supplying our customers with the highest quality service possible, the Master Builders' Association of Western Pennsylvania has established a substance abuse testing program to prevent the use and/or abuse of drugs and alcohol in the workplace.

Your participation in the program is voluntary. However, contractors may opt to require their employees to be active participants in the program. Contractor members of the MBA will require, as a condition of employment, your participation in the program.

To view the Substance Abuse Program Participant Information Handbook, along with program FAQs, click here.

If you have questions about the MBA's Drug-Free Program, contact Bob McCall, MBA Director of Safety, at 412-922-3912 or rmccall@mbawpa.org.

Substance Abuse Statistics:

Problem drinkers are absent from work more often than normal. Drug users are absent from work an average of five days per month due to substance abuse.
When they do show up, substance abusers are 33% less productive and cost their employers $7,000 annually.
47% of industrial injuries can be linked to alcohol abuse.
Drug using employees are four times more likely to be involved in workplace accidents and five times more likely to file a worker's compensation claim.
38% to 50% of all worker's compensation claims are related to substance abuse.
Substance abusers are three times more likely to use medical benefits than other employees.
80% of drug users steal from their workplace to support their habits.
Substance abuse is the third leading cause of workplace voilence.

Statistics provided by DrugFree PA, a statewide nonprofit assisting employers with drug-free workplace programs, training and policies.

Master Builders' Association
phone 412.922.3912
fax 412.922.3729
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