Automatic Door Ways Installation and Repair -
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Published on: 8/23/2005
Last Visited: 8/8/2008
Ed Gaffney has discovered this to be true in just six months as owner of Automated Door Ways, Inc.Though the program seemed beneficial to him in several ways, Gaffney has yet to fit it onto his list of priorities.
"It's not just signing a paper.It's rather involved," Gaffney said of the certification and implementation process for drug-free work places."You almost need to have an administrator that's involved.Right now, we don't have an administrator."
And for now, Gaffney does not have drug-free certification, either.He doesn't doubt the program's value.He just doesn't have the time as a new business owner to commit to the program.
"Before my insurance premium runs up, which is next February, it will be done," Gaffney said of starting the program.
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At Automated Door Ways, Ed Gaffney does fear the long-term repercussions of employing a drug user.Considering his costs for insurance, benefits, tools, training and insurance the van each door installer uses, every employee Gaffney hires requires a huge investment.Then, Gaffney has to be concerned that a door being improperly installed could bring a lawsuit.
So while he trusts his employees and doesn't want to insult them, Gaffney said sitting in the owner's chair has given him a new perspective on the importance of drug testing.It's one more aspect of quality service he can control.
"I used to be a little more liberal in my views of live and let live after 5 p.m.," Gaffney said of his stance of employees' personal lives.