Rose is a human resources manager for a rapidly growing corporation. The firm recently hired 100 new workers, 10 of whom were involved in workplace accidents soon after they were hired. It was determined that alcohol usage was the cause of these accidents. Top management has asked Rose to do a better job in screening potential workers for alcohol abuse to avoid this in the future. Rose should point out that in fact the 10 percent of the recent hires with alcohol issues is actually much lower than the overall percentage of employees with alcohol issues that are involved in industrial injuries and fatalities in the U.S.

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According to studies, employees with alcohol problems are more likely to be involved in workplace accidents, with estimates ranging from 10-20% of all workplace accidents involving alcohol. Therefore, the 10% of new hires with alcohol issues is actually lower than the average percentage of employees with alcohol issues who are involved in industrial injuries and fatalities in the U.S.

Rose Is a Human Resources Manager for a Rapidly Growing