Alcohol in the Workplace: Readers Weigh-InRE: Alcohol in the Workplace: Readers Weigh-InAgree that alcohol does not belong in the workplace. In addition to the employee / coworker factors pointed out, the risk exposure to the company is unnecessary and unacceptable.RE: Alcohol in the Workplace: Readers Weigh-InI agree with the...
It appears our workplace boozing post touched a few hot buttons, especially those of BNET reader, Acrebel, who is dead set against allowing any alcohol in the workplace, and who lays out a pretty tight case against it: I am utterly opposed to alcohol in the workplace, for...
Watch the AMC series "Mad Men," and you'd think that workplace boozing was key to productivity. Well, the three-martini lunch may be a thing of the past, but boozing and work still go hand-in-hand in many office cultures. From the company holiday party, to the monthly beer-bash,...
According to Aviation Week, a NASA-assembled panel found that on at least two occasions, astronauts engaged in "heavy use of alcohol" within twelve hours of launching, putting themselves and their colleagues at risk. In a press conference scheduled for this afternoon, NASA is expected to address the issue. They're not...
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Drug and alcohol abuse is a serious workplace issue. Of the 16.7 million illicit drug users aged 18 or older, 12.4 million (74.3%) were employed either full or part time, according to the U.S. government. More than one in three (38%) workers between the ages of 18 and 25 are...
The European Commission is getting ready to publish its strategy to combat alcohol abuse. On 6 October, it condemned the 'exaggerated' lobbying tactics used by certain producers both at the Commission and the Parliament. The EU executive has been wor The European Commission is getting ready...
WASHINGTON, July 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Alcohol advertisements are directed to adults and do not target youth as alleged by critics, according to a comprehensive study published by renowned alcohol researcher Dr. Jon Nelson in the July issue of ContemporaryWASHINGTON, July 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Alcohol advertisements are directed to...
BP is challenging a police initiative in Fife designed to catch retailers selling alcohol to underage drinkers. The forecourt operator is appealing against the suspension of the licence at its forecourt store in Dalgety Bay after it was twice caugh BP is challenging a...
WASHINGTON, March 21, /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Distilled Spirits Council today urged swift passage of legislation introduced in Florida banning "alcohol without liquid" AWOL devices that allow consumers to inhale alcohol by mixing alcohol with pWASHINGTON, March 21, /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Distilled Spirits Council today urged swift passage of...
Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas). Petrobras, Brazil's state owned oil company, has announced the construction of the country's first alcohol pipeline. The 715 mile long project is expected to begin operation in 2010.
THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE Control Board s recent decision to grant a private club permit to a new restaurant in downtown Conway is yet another reminder that this state's laws concerning the sale of alcohol are ridiculous. I would say that they are co ...
According to anba: The president of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Opec, Edmund Daukoru, visited yesterday (17) the Centre for Sugarcane Technology CTC, a private research organization. The purpose of his visit was to learn According to anba: The president of the Organization of...
CHICAGO, Aug. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The American Medical Association AMA released the results of two nationwide polls today that reveal how underage youth obtain alcohol, as well as how easily and often. The polls also show parental opinions and behaviorCHICAGO, Aug. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The American Medical Association...
According to anba: The president of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Opec, Edmund Daukoru, visited yesterday (17) the Centre for Sugarcane Technology CTC, a private research organization. The purpose of his visit was to learn moreAccording to anba: The president of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries...
Obesity is an important public health problem. However, the effects of alcohol use on the risk for obesity have not been thoroughly explored. This study focuses on how frequency of alcohol use is related to the risk of obesity in a community medicine clinic population. The paper concludes that more...
KEENE, N.H. -- Amelie Gooding, Program Director of Phoenix House Keene Center, has been appointed to the New Hampshire Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Prevention, Intervention and Treatment.
The Federal Trade Commission submitted a staff comment to the Department of the Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau TTB concerning a proposed rulemaking on alcohol labeling. The Federal Trade Commission submitted a staff comment to the Department of the Treasury's Alcohol...
EASTMAN CHEMICAL Company will increase the off-list price of its n-butyraldehyde, n-butyl alcohol, isobutyl alcohol and 2-ethylhexanol by 3c. per pound, effective January 1. The company will also boost the price of n-propyl alcohol by 2c. per pound EASTMAN CHEMICAL Company will increase the...