Is there a time limit on reasonable suspicion drug testing? There is a common misconception that post-accident and reasonable suspicion testing have the same timeframes and time limits; however, they do not. Whereas all post-accident drug testing is to be conducted within 32 hours of the accident, there is no similar time frame or time Read more »
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Update on OSHA – Post Accident Drug Testing – September 3, 2016
If you have 11 employees or more you are subject to OSHA’s new Electronic Recordkeeping Rule, which includes provisions which indicate an employer should not have a blanket post accident testing policy. The effective date of the Rule was supposed to be August 1, 2016. On July 13, OSHA extended the Rule’s effective date from Read more »
Urine Drug Test Results What Can I Expect
This is the drug testing process. It consists of the specimen collection, the laboratory processing and the MRO review. A Medical Review Officer (MRO) must review all tests, including negative ones. The MRO must ensure that the collection and laboratory processes were performed correctly and that there was nothing unusual either in the urine or Read more »
How Does Mobile Drug Testing Work?
Drug testing is performed by an ever-growing number of employers in the United States, from Fortune 500 companies and state and federal agencies to small businesses. Every company has its own reasons for drug testing applicants, including liability, safety, and risk management. Research has found that employees who use drugs are ten times more likely to Read more »
What is Pre-Employment Drug Testing?
Employers generally conduct pre-employment drug testing after making a conditional offer of employment. Employers use pre-employment drug testing to avoid hiring people who use drugs. A drug-free workplace is a safer, more productive, and more cost-effective workplace. Drug-free employees tend to be more productive and have lower health care costs; in particular, they have fewer Read more »
What Does a 5-Panel Drug Test Cover?
A 5-panel drug test is used to determine if a person is abusing illicit drugs. This test can be used by businesses that make it a prerequisite before hiring an individual, to check Federal employees, sports organizations testing athletes, recovering drug abusers in treatment, by doctors who believe their patient is abusing drugs, or convicted felons on probation Read more »
Mobile vs. Off-Site Drug Testing
The vast majority of adults freely admit that they have experimented with some type of illicit drug or prescription drug for which they had no prescription in the past year. Many will use drugs while they are at the workplace. The result is decreased workforce productivity, increased accidents, and increased absenteeism. Research has shown that Read more »
Benefits of Drug Testing in the Workplace
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 66 percent of people with substance abuse issues, over the age of 18, are employed. While drug testing should be seen as a means to minimize workplace risks, many businesses do not conduct any type of screening. One of the reasons the screenings do not Read more »