August 11, 2006—US Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, joined by leaders from five labor unions and five contractor associations, expanded their existing multi-union Drug-Free Workplace Alliance on July 10. The alliance was established in October 2004 and was the Department of Labor’s (DOL) first-ever cooperative agreement focusing exclusively on improving worker safety in the construction industry through drug-free workplace programs.
The DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy’s Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-free Workplace Program work with the labor unions and contractor associations to provide information, guidance, and training resources that communicate the benefits of drug-free workplace programs and better protect employees’ health and safety. Efforts focus on educating workers on safety hazards created by the abuse of alcohol and other drugs in workplaces and mines.
For more information visit the DOL’s Working Partners for an Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Web page.
