Taking Action

1.  Work-Related alcohol and Drug Use: A fit for work issue Report – available from the Australian Safety and Compensation Council
2. Commission for Occupational Safety and Health Guidance note Alcohol and other drugs at the workplace – Applies to workplaces excluding the mining industry. Contact WorkSafe and Commission for Occupational Safety and Health for how to obtain a copy of this resource.
3. Commission for Occupational Safety and Health in consultation with the Commissions’s Mining Industry Advisory Committee. Alcohol and other drugs at the workplace – Applies to the mining industry. Contact WorkSafe and Commission for Occupational Safety and Health for how to obtain a copy of this resource.
4. Enough is Enough – The impact of drunkenness on our community. A DVD and support tool that can be used for community and workplace discussion. Dowloads include:
   • Community Awareness DVD (below)
   • Alcohol and our Community - presentation for professional groups
   • Alcohol and our Community - presentation for community groups

Key Supporting Organisations/Networks

WorkSafe and Commission for Occupational Safety and Health:

Phone: 1300 307 877
Reception: (08) 9327 8777
Email: safety@docep.wa.gov.au
Postal address: PO Box 294 WEST PERTH WA 6872

References:
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. 2005. 2004 National Drug Strategy Household Survey: Detailed Findings. Drug Statistics Series No. 16, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Canberra

Breugem, L., Barnett, L., Simone, C., O’Keeffe, V. & Bowshall, M. 2006.The Impact of Alcohol & Other Drugs in the Workplace – Final Project Report 2006. SafeWork SA (Department for Administrative and Information Services) and Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia (Southern Adelaide Health Service). South Australia.

Collins, D.J. & Lapsley, H.M. (2008), The costs of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug abuse to Australian society in 2004/05. Summary version, National Drug Strategy Monograph Series No. 66.