In order to operate a successful business, employers realize that workplace safety is the number one priority because it creates a sense of security for those who work there. Participating in a drug-free workplace program is an important factor in creating a safe work environment. Employees who use drugs while at work are a danger Read more »
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Drug Abuse More Prevalent in Certain Industries
The number of people suffering from addiction, also known as substance use disorder, stretches across all facets of the population. And, as you can expect, drug abuse affects all aspects of their lives. That, in turn, reaches into the lives of others. Drugs in the workplace cause an increased risk of accidents and that, of Read more »
Will Oral Fluid Drug Testing Overtake Urine Tests?
The urine drug test is the most used employee drug test and has been since employee drug testing began. Of course, at first, it was the only drug test available on the market so employers had no choice. Still, even after oral fluid and hair follicle drug testing became available, the employers of the general Read more »
Fentanyl Island is Destroying the Economy
The city of Oakland, California is seeing an increase in tourists that aren’t welcome there. Despite that fact, city officials have given over an area of the city to them. It’s known as Fentanyl Island and is being overrun by homeless drug addicts. According to reports, the population has more than doubled in less than Read more »
Get Collectors Certified for DOT Oral Fluid Drug Testing
Some employers of the safety-sensitive workforce have been looking forward to the Department of Transportation (DOT) releasing its final ruling authorizing oral fluid drug testing. It happened back in early May. There have been signs pointing to the protocol change. For example, a section for oral fluid testing appeared on the Custody and Control Form Read more »
Pedestrian Deaths Rise in Wake of Marijuana Legalization
The number of pedestrian traffic-related deaths is dropping in countries around the world. In the United States, however, that’s not the case. As a matter of fact, since 2010, the number of pedestrians killed in traffic-related deaths has jumped by 77%. We should mention that is in comparison to 25% for all other traffic-related deaths. Read more »
Searching “DOT Drug Testing Near Me?”
So you’re realizing your dream of starting your own trucking company and it won’t be much longer before the Grand Opening date arrives. You’ve been going through resumes and scheduling interviews interspersed with checking off the “yep, I meet compliance there” list. Suddenly, you realize that you put the Department of Transportation (DOT) employee drug Read more »
Bringing the Cocaine Sharks Theory to Light
Did the Jaws theme pop into your head when Discovery started advertising Cocaine Sharks as part of its “Shark Week” line-up? Images of crazed sharks amped up on coke undoubtedly sprang to mind for some. For others, the title may have brought the movie, Cocaine Bear, to mind. Released in early 2023, it depicts the loosely Read more »