Workforce Training & Seminars

Drug and alcohol abuse costs organizations billions of dollars each year in lost time, accidents, lawsuits and low productivity.

Drug and alcohol awareness training demonstrates your company's commitment to a drug-free workplace. It can also help your company achieve its financial objectives in many ways including:

• Improved identification of employee workplace substance abuse
• Improved productivity
• Decreased accidents and lost time

The DWI Resource Center offers businesses two primary training and seminar opportunities:

Reasonable Suspicion Training

Many corporate Drug-Free Workplace policies incorporate a "Reasonable Suspicion" clause for drug-testing. However, many supervisors do not understand how to properly use the "reasonable suspicion" standard, how to properly document employee behavior, or how to properly identify signs of potential drug and alcohol use on the job. The Reasonable Suspicion training seminar is specifically designed to meet the U.S. Department of Transportation supervisory requirements for one hour of training on the signs and symptoms of alcohol use, and one hour of training on the signs and symptoms of drug abuse. Reasonable Suspicion Training includes:

• The role of the supervisor
• The observations a supervisor needs to make
• The signs and symptoms of probable alcohol misuse
• The signs and symptoms of probable drug use
• How to approach an employee you reasonably-suspect of being impaired
• Many Realworld "What if" Scenarios
• Refusals to Test
• When to Test and When NOT to Test
• How to Conduct Testing

DWI & Alcohol Awareness Training

Although most New Mexicans agree that impaired driving is a significant social issue for our state, few business owners understand the impact that DWI has on their bottom line each year. Further, businesses can have significant impact on reducing DWI death and injury in New Mexico by adopting a zero tolerance policy for on-the-job substance use, as well as by fostering fostering an alcohol-free culture at workplace events and parties. The first step toward understanding the impact that impaired driving has on your community, your business, and your workers is education. The DWI Resource Center provides comprehensive training on the effects of alcohol use, impaired driving, and DWI penalties. Our comprehensive training includes:

• Understanding Blood Alcohol Content
• Signs and symptoms of alcohol impairment
• Overview of DWI death and injury in New Mexico
• Impact of DWI on businesses and communities
• DWI penalties and costs
• Ways to reduce impaired driving

For more information about the Center's training opportunities, or to inquire about scheduling and pricing, please email us at info@dwiresourcecenter.org or call us today at (505) 881-1084.