| Fitness for Duty Programs (FFD) are often mandated to evaluate and manage employees who may jeopardize workplace safety. Frequently, participation in a FFD program is required if an employee wants to keep his or her job. These “last chance agreement” situations are quite different from voluntary participation in an EAP, and the FFD is typically designated as a free-standing program. |
| The goal of RMC’s FFD program is to provide the company maximum protection from liability exposure, while returning productive employees to work as quickly and safely as possible. RMC works with the employer to tailor services to the specific company culture and industry. We have extensive experience working with companies in high technology, utilities, manufacturing and financial services industries. |
| RMC’s FFD program benefits the entire organization. Supervisors and human resources personnel may transfer the burden of monitoring high-risk employees to experts; employees have an opportunity to get the help they need to save their jobs; and executive management can minimize risk to the corporation. |
| RMC’s comprehensive Fitness for Duty Program includes: |
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Fitness for Duty policy and procedure development |
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Supervisor training |
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Evaluation and treatment planning by substance abuse and/or forensic experts |
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Coordination with testing laboratories and medical review officers (MRO's) |
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Return-to-Work agreements |
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Employee monitoring |
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A 1995 study conducted by the Workplace Violence Research Institute showed that workplace violence costs U.S. businesses as much as $36 billion annually.
Source: Department of Justice
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