ABSTRACT
There is no question as to the extent that alcohol abuse negatively affects the quantity and quality of human life. Studies have also linked alcohol consumption to all types of unintentional injuries (Hingson & Howland, 1993; Ridolfo & Stevenson, 2001). Although questions remain pertaining to the actual link between alcohol use and abuse on and off the job, and injuries and fatalities at the workplace, research continues to show that the involvement of alcohol in unintentional injury is high (Gmel & Rehm, 2003). From the literature we find that alcohol is frequently found in the blood (blood alcohol content) of those being treated for injury, and cumulative findings from many studies position the drug as having at least some causal role.
