Implications For Safety As 1 In 20 Australian Workers Confess To Drinking At Work
Saturday, Sep. 17th 2011 6:40 AM
A national survey has found that more than one in twenty Australian workers report using alcohol while at work or just before work, and more than one in fifty report taking drugs during or just before work. These findings, published online in the journal Addiction, have implications for workplace safety.
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