Drugs and alcohol on construction projects

The use of drugs and excessive consumption of alcohol is a growing problem on construction projects. It can lead to:

• Impaired ability which impacts safety – either for the person or others on the project. This leads to accidents, injury and damage to equipment.
• An increased chance of workers taking part in risky behavior.
• Poor work performance.
• Absenteeism.
• Violence on the project which is directed against other workers and management and even in some cases the customer.
• Poor quality work.
• Reduced productivity.
• Instances of theft and fraud to pay for a drug habit or alcohol dependency.
• Inebriated or drug affected employees may be seen badly behaving, either at the work site, or away from the project but while wearing the company’s uniform or driving company vehicles. This poor behavior will reflect poorly on the company and could negatively impact members of the public who may be potential future customers.

Even excessive consumption of alcohol after hours can lead to workers arriving at work inebriated from the night before, arriving late for work or even being absent from work. Workers that are absent can impact progress on the project especially if they are a key operator or vital member of the crew. When some members of the crew are regularly late or absent it places more pressure on the rest of the crew who have to fill in for the missing worker.
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