Last updated : November 11, 2024
Are you wondering what types of drug testing and workplace safety programs USA Mobile Drug Testing of Northeast Ohio offers? Then you are in the right place! USAMDT provides a variety of on-site drug testing and workplace safety services. We offer drug testing for all types of drug panels, and even specialty drug testing for synthetic marijuana, bath salts, steroids, and other less common drugs. We also help ensure DOT and non-DOT compliance, supervisor and employee drug free workplace training, BCI and FBI fingerprinting, and comprehensive background screening. In this post, we’ll discuss our main offerings in more detail to help you understand which types of drug testing are best for your company.
Random Drug Testing
Random Drug Testing is an important method of testing to continuously keep your workplace safe and drug free. Random drug testing uses the element of surprise as a drug deterrent. Your employees know upon hire that your company randomly drug tests, which helps to discourage your employees from using drugs while they are employed by your company. As a result of knowing there is always a chance that they could be required to take a drug test, they are more likely to avoid using drugs. Because of this, random drug testing improves workplace safety and productivity, while reducing accidents, absenteeism, and turnover. If your company is regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT), random drug testing is included in the regulations you follow to remain in compliance. Some employers in the general workforce choose to randomly drug test their employees as well. If you are interested in setting up random drug testing in your workplace, please contact us here.
Pre-Employment Drug Testing
Pre-employment drug testing is the first measure of defense against drugs in your workplace. This type of drug testing is implemented during the hiring process and ensures that a new potential employee is drug free. Benefits of USA Mobile Drug Testing of Northeast Ohio’s pre-employment tests include helping you to avoid hiring substance abusers in the first place. It also helps your company attract higher quality job candidates who abstain from using drugs. If you are interested in setting up pre-employment drug testing in your workplace, please contact us here.
Post Accident Drug Testing
Post accident tests are an important part of any drug testing program. They are also required for all DOT drug testing programs and most state drug free workplace programs. Employers often conduct post accident drug tests to determine whether a workplace accident was caused by drug or alcohol use—which statistically is the primary cause of accidents in the workplace.
Post accident testing helps employers reduce their workers’ compensation insurance costs. Also, in the event of a positive drug or alcohol test result, it shields the company from legal and financial liability. Post accident testing serves as a powerful deterrent to employee drug use because they know a workplace accident will result in an immediate drug test, and upon a positive test result, termination.
Overall, post accident drug testing helps your company remain in compliance with any DOT, OSHA, and insurance regulations to avoid costly lawsuits and fines. Once you establish a drug free workplace contract with USA Mobile Drug Testing, we can dispatch a mobile collection specialist to administer your drug tests at any location in the Northeast Ohio area, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (including holidays). Please contact us here to learn more.
Reasonable Suspicion Drug Testing
Reasonable suspicion drug testing enables managers and business owners to identify if their employees are impaired due to drug or alcohol use while on the job. Reasonable suspicion drug testing is the process of identifying possible impairment based on observable signs, including slurred speech, stumbling, the smell of alcohol, etc. If a supervisor suspects this behavior from an employee, and your drug free workplace policy is established with USAMDT, you can call us to conduct a drug test in accordance with your company’s published drug testing policy.
Reasonable suspicion testing differs from random drug testing in that particular employees are singled out based on observable signs of impairment. USAMDT’s reasonable suspicion drug testing program discourages workplace drug use, improves workplace safety, empowers management, and protects your company from expensive HR issues. If you are interested in setting up reasonable suspicion drug testing in your workplace, please contact us here.
DOT Testing
DOT drug testing is federally mandated for any safety-sensitive employee in a role that is regulated by the Department of Transportation. USAMDT’s DOT drug testing program is constantly monitored and updated to save you from the hassle of keeping up with complicated DOT regulations, and we can test your drivers anywhere in the Northeast Ohio region. If you are interested in setting up DOT drug testing, please contact us here.
Background Checks
Before you can safely hire an employee or contractor, you need to be certain of their work history, criminal record, and character. Our extensive background checks screen potential new hires to eliminate the type of people who are likely to cause problems within your organization through conflict, theft, or risky behavior. USAMDT provides employment verification and criminal, civil, and credit history background checks so you can mitigate your business risk. We can assist with driver qualification files and other types of screening tests. Background checks help reduce your business liability risk by screening new employees. Please contact us here to learn more.
Drug Free Workplace Programs
In a drug free workplace employment setting, all employees are educated on and required to adhere to a specific program of policies and activities designed to create a safer working environment, discourage drug and alcohol abuse, and encourage the treatment, recovery, and return to work of those employees with substance abuse problems. The goal of a drug free workplace program is to educate employees about the dangers of substance abuse and its negative impact on the workplace/fellow coworkers because when drug-related issues are reduced or eliminated, productivity, safety, and workplace morale increase. USAMDT tailors a drug free workplace program specifically to your company’s needs and provides a documented policy that helps protect you from discrimination claims related to drug testing. If you are interested in setting up a drug free workplace program, please contact us here.
Supervisor Training
After developing your custom drug free workplace policy, USAMDT works with your organization to train the individuals closest to your workforce; your supervisors. Effectively training supervisors is a critical part of every drug free workplace program because they are responsible for observing, reporting, and initiating reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. If you are interested in learning more about our supervisor training, please contact us here.
Employee Education
To promote a drug free workplace, USAMDT has designed a comprehensive training program tailored to your specific needs. Our drug and alcohol awareness education provides interactive training for employees that comply with the latest federal Department of Transportation (DOT) and numerous state requirements for drug and alcohol training. Our training educates employees on the dangers of drug use, and on your company’s drug free workplace policy so that they clearly understand all of the consequences of drug use. If you are interested in learning more about our employee training, please contact us here.
Establishing Drug Testing In Your Workplace
It’s time to establish drug testing in your workplace once you identify a need. Perhaps you suspect an employee may be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, a workplace accident has occurred, or you simply want to be proactive and implement a drug free workplace policy. If one of USA Mobile Drug Testing of Northeast Ohio’s types of drug testing sounds like a fit for your organization, we would be honored to assist you. Just pick up the phone and call us at (440) 653-5003. Once our contract is established, our mobile drug testing specialist team is available to conduct a drug test anywhere, any time, day or night. We also have walk-in services available in our Medina facility between 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding holidays). Please call (440) 653-5003 between these hours for more information.
