NSW Government
NSW Department of Commerce - Office of Industrial Relations
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Governments of Other States & Territories
Northern Territory. Worksafe
Tasmania. WorkCover
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Australian NGO's
Australian Business
The University of Melbourne
The University of New South Wales
The Building Trades Group of Unions Drug and Alcohol Committee
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International
Alcohol Concern
Alcohol Policy Network
- Workplace Alcohol Policies
Information about alcohol and the workplace, including statistics, legislation, policy papers and research parties.
International Center for Alcohol Policies
- Alcohol and the Workplace (PDF)
A report which examines how the issue of alcohol and the workplace has been addressed in the transportation industry, the beverage alcohol industry, and the hospitality industry. October 2003
International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Oil Companies International Marine Forum
US Government
Department of Labor
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
UK Government
Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England
The Government strategy to combat the range of problems caused by alcohol misuse.
UK Health and Safety Executive
- The Scale and Impact of Illegal Drug Use By Workers
This report aims to: establish the prevalence of drug use in the working population, to investigate the effects of drugs on work performance and to determine whether there is an association between drug use and the prevalence of workplace accidents, injuries and human error. The project shows that recreational drug use may reduce performance efficiency and safety at work. 2004
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Research Articles
Do Drug-free Workplace Programs Prevent Occupational Injuries? Evidence From Washington State - Policy
This article presents the findings of an evaluation from Washington State conducted to determine the impact of a publicly sponsored drug-free workplace (DFW) program on the occurrence of occupational injuries. 2004
Relationships of Job and Some Individual Characteristics to Occupational Injuries in Employed People: A Community-Based Study
This study evaluates the association of injury and occupation. It concludes that the excessive use of alcohol was a factor causing occupational injury. 2003
Study Ties Alcohol Abuse, Increased Work-Related Injuries Among Construction Laborers Who are 25 to 35 Years Old
Compares injury rates for 422 laborers in Washington state who were treated for substance abuse in 1990-91 with other laborers and finds a nearly doubled risk of serious injury on the job for younger laborers who have been diagnosed with substance abuse; most of the substance abuse involved alcohol. 1998
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