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In This Issue

• Drug-Free Plumbers
• Air Conditioner Maintenance Tips

Drug-Free Plumbers

Statistics show that the abuse of drugs and alcohol leads to an increased number of accidents and medical claims and a decrease in work performance and productivity. In addition, such abuse can lead to the deterioration of an employee’s job performance, behavior, health, and personal life. Unfortunately, denial is a key characteristic of substance abuse. Therefore, to increase the effectiveness of our program, we have instituted reasonable and balanced measures to identify and intervene as early as possible in the destructive behavior of a substance abuser. Besides offering greater protection to the workplace, earlier intervention correlates with the positive prognosis for a lasting recovery.

1998: The Waterworks’ Substance-Free Workplace Program was adopted to ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that we have a work environment free of the negative effects of drug and alcohol abuse.

Our goal is to have an effective substance-free workplace program that is valued by all.

2012: Our goal is to ensure that our workplaces are operating safely and efficiently, while at the same time providing help for any of our employees who have substance abuse problems.

We believe that early recognition and treatment are critical to successful rehabilitation and to the minimization of business, personal, family and social disruption. Therefore, we strongly encourage employees who are experiencing problems related to drug or alcohol abuse to seek help from our Employee Assistance Program, People Resources, or available private and community services.

The Waterworks utilizes:

• Employee education classes
• Regular random drug testing of at least 10 percent of employees
• Additional random drug/alcohol testing per U.S. Department of Transportation regulations for our operational employees
• Post-accident/injury drug and alcohol testing

The Waterworks Substance-Free
Workplace Program has been designed
to allow The Waterworks to operate
as a substance-free workplace.

For employees who refuse to seek assistance or refuse to comply with the Substance-Free Workplace Program, The Waterworks may find it necessary to take the appropriate measures outlined in our Substance-Free Workplace Program. The guidelines of this program strive to balance our employees’ personal privacy and dignity with the Company’s rights and responsibilities to maintain a safe and productive workplace. We want employees who do have a problem with drugs and/or alcohol to seek help and we want to protect those employees who do not have a problem as we serve our customers.

Air Conditioner Maintenance Tips

Before calling for service if your air-conditioner is not working, check to see if:

• the thermostat switch is set to the proper position for cooling.
• the set-point is below the room temperature.
• the furnace is plugged in and the power switch turned on. The air conditioner needs the furnace to circulate the air.
• the air-conditioning disconnect or breaker has been turned on. If you know how to check the fuses, see if any are blown.
• the furnace filter is clean.

Do not build sheds or roofs over your air-conditioner.

Do not set the thermostat for cooling below 68 degrees. This can cause a multitude of problems with your air-conditioner, including freezing up. When you want to achieve rapid temperature change for comfort, do not set the thermostat higher or lower than the desired temperature. That does not cool or change the temperature in a home any faster – it just makes the system work longer.

Air-conditioners are designed for a 15 to 20 degree temperature differential between inside and outside.

Remember to turn off your humidifier for the summer cooling system. Your air-conditioner will dehumidify your home if it has a chance to run long enough.

If you have any questions about maintaining or replacing your air conditioner, please give us a call!

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