Cobb Chamber of Commerce

   Would you like a 7.5% discount on your workers’ compensation insurance and conquer substance abuse in your workplace?   

   Increase productivity and reduce your company's workers' compensation premiums by up to 7.5% when you join. This program educates Cobb County employers about the prevention, intervention and elimination of substance abuse in the workplace. 

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How do I get started?

Five Simple Steps: 

1.  Provide a written Substance Abuse Policy to your employees
    *The Cobb Chamber can provide you a free sample.
   
   
2. Conduct regular Drug Testing, in any of the following forms:
   (You DO NOT have to test your entire workplace! You may limit the positions you test to safety-sensitive positions.)    
   
   n Pre-Employment
   n Reasonable suspicion  
   n Routine fitness for duty
   n Post-Rehabilitation based on treatment due to a positive test result
   n Post-accident, if injury results in loss of work time
   n Random selection 
   
   
   
3. Provide Employee Education on substance abuse and its effects on the workplace (provided by the Cobb Chamber of Commerce)
   Click below for sample newsletters:     
   
   n Sample Employee Newsletter 
   n Sample Spanish Employee Newsletter 
   n Additional Training Material and Video Library
   
   
4. Provide Supervisor Training on substance abuse, its effects on the workplace and how to identify the warning signs (provided by the Cobb Chamber of Commerce)
   
    n Supervisor Training Sample Newsletter
   
   
5. Provide an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) or, a referral list for counseling resources (counseling resourcesprovided by the Cobb Chamber of Commerce)
   

Other benefits to the program: 

• Assistance in completing Application for Certification
• Annual reminders to renew your certification
• Free legal advice and legal updates on policy changes from Thompson Law
• Cobb Chamber Member-to-Member Discounts to Medical Testing Facility or discounts for onsite drug testing kits
• Drug Free Workplace consultation from the experts at The Council on Alcohol & Drugs
• Drug Free Workplace poster to display in your workplace

   The Chamber has many resources available to companies wishing to start a Drugs Don't Work program in their workplace.

   For more information on how you can save 7.5% on your worker's compensation premiums, contact Megan Stambaugh at mstambaugh@cobbchamber.org or 770-859-2337.
 
   For a copy of the complete Rules and Regulations on becoming a state certified Drug Free Workplace in Georgia click here.