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Show i r The Magna TimesWest Valley News Thursday, November 8, 2001 7 Business Substance abusers likely to work for small businesses Faced with tight budgets, shallow labor pools and personal ties to employees, many small businesses fail to see the workimportance of drug-fre- e place policies, despite having the most to lose from damage caused by an impaired employee. With nearly 70 percent of its policyholders managing small businesses. Workers compensation Fund continues to promote drug and alcohol policies as an integral part of a safe workplace. "Every employee has a right to work in a safe - and drug free - environment," said Lane Summerhays, WCF president and CEO. "A drug-fre- e workplace increases employee morale and productivity, reduces accidents and premiums and contributes significantly to a company's bottom line." 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For small business owners, a costly accident your advertising, call 250-565- , could seriously cripple - if not devastate their company's viability. It is also an axiom that over time, a company with fewer accidents will pay less for its workers' compensation insurance. In addition. Intermountain Health Care is now offering thfough WCF a 10 percent discount to WCF policyholders for drug testing services. For more information, business owners may also contact the Utah Council for Crime Prevention and the Utah Labor Commission Workplace Safety Consultation Division. 'are placing the people they Seiiie Directory To place & WCF safety manager. " Their employees are like family, and so they're less likely to beleive their company could have a problem." .Yet Mott syggest the family-style environment is one important reason why every small business should have and enforce a written drug and alcohol policy. 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