About Drug Free Workplace Program

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE PROGRAM (DFW PROGRAM) PLAN DOCUMENT January 2019.

• Purpose. The nature of the construction industry requires that all employees be in a condition to perform their job safely and efficiently, free from any impairment caused by alcohol or drugs. The AGC (Associated General Contractors), the MCA (Mason Contractors Association of America, Portland, Oregon, Chapter), the GCCA (General & Concrete Contractors Association), Cement Masons, Laborers, Carpenters, Bricklayers, and the Employer are firmly committed to eliminating all of the problems associated with employee alcohol and drug abuse. The Employer also recognizes the need to avoid unnecessary intrusion into employees’ private lives and to assure employee privacy and confidentiality to the greatest extent possible, consistent with the goals of this Plan and Policy. In addition, the Employer acknowledges that some cases of substance abuse must also be dealt with as illnesses requiring medical treatment, not only as personnel problems.

  Lastly, the AGC, the MCA, the GCCA, Cement Masons, Laborers, Carpenters, Bricklayers and the Employers believe that the goals of its alcohol and drug policy should include education, prevention and rehabilitation. To achieve these objectives, all the Employers’ employees must adhere to each of the following rules and regulations of the Construction Industry Drug-Free Workplace Program (DFW Program). This Plan, and the related Trust Fund, are established to provide and pay for the services and procedures needed to detect, diagnose at a medical facility, and refer for appropriate medical treatment any alcohol, drug or other substance abuse by any covered employee of a participating Employer.

• Creators. The creators of the Plan are the following Employers and unions involved in the construction industry in Oregon and Southwest Washington: AGC, GCCA, Cement Masons, Carpenters, and Laborers. The MCA and the Bricklayers joined the Plan in 1998. They recognize that all employees must be in a condition to perform their job safely and efficiently, free from any impairment caused by alcohol or drugs.

Drug Free Workplace Program Plan