DFWP
Drug-Free Workplace Program
The Ohio DFWP program is an incentive program designed to help employers establish a safer and more cost-effective workplace. You can join hundreds of other Ohio employers by choosing to keep your employees safe and reduce the chance of an accident caused by substance use. The voluntary DFWP program encourages employers to detect and deter substance use and misuse, and take appropriate corrective action.
Note: While participation in DFWP for most employers is voluntary, construction contractors and subcontractors are required to have a drug-free workplace program (a BWC program or comparable program) to bid on or work a state-administered construction contract/project.
BWC understands that small businesses typically have fewer resources available to implement a drug-free workplace program. That's why BWC has created Drug-Free EZ (DF-EZ). Small businesses can participate in this program that has the same basic elements and integrity as the DFWP but with streamlined requirements and less paperwork.
The problem?
The courts and the public are holding American employers responsible for the behavior of their substance-using employees. Not only do alcohol and other drug use affect profitability of companies, they also affect the health, safety and productivity of workers.
Consider these statistics:
- Productivity - Substance users are 33 percent to 50 percent less productive;
- Absenteeism - Users are absent an average of three weeks or more per year and are tardy three times more often than non-users;
- Accidents - Users are three to four times more likely to have an accident on the job and five times more likely to file a workers' compensation claim;
- Medical claims - Substance users file 300 percent to 400 percent more costly medical claims;
- Employee theft - An estimated 50 percent to 80 percent of all pilferage, theft and loss is due to substance-using employees.
For More information about the DFWP Program contact Craig Hansen