This guide outlines core practices employers can use to build a safe, healthy, and trusting workplace. While it is not specific to recovery supportive workplaces, it includes several principles that strongly support these goals, including leadership, communication, and psychological safety.
These practices help create the foundation needed for a workplace where employees feel safe seeking support, including support related to substance use and recovery.
Where to go for more:
- For management leadership and trust building: pages 5–6
- For nonretaliation policies: pages 7–8
- For confidential reporting options: pages 9–10
- For strengthening staff–leadership relationships: pages 5–6 and 11–12
Link: https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/OSHA3905.pdf