DOT auditors are responsible for making sure employer are in compliance with the federal regulations for DOT drug and alcohol testing. We've compiled a DOT audit checklist that represent most of the records a DOT Agency and USCG auditor, inspector, or investigator will usually request and review during a program review. Keep in [...]
2021 DOT Random Test Rates In accordance with Federal guidelines, if the reported positive drug test rate for the DOT modal agencies is below 1 percent for 2 consecutive years, the Administrator can reduce the 2021 DOT random testing rate of covered employees. Since rates were changed in 2020, there are tentatively no rate [...]
Some people try to cheat drug tests. Not most people. Then again, most people don't need to! But many who are worried about it work very hard to game the system. Why Are So Many Drug Tests Negative? Nearly 10% of all full-time workers in the U.S. are illicit drug users. Yet only 3.8% [...]
A worker has an accident. Someone may or may not be hurt. Perhaps the incident could have been averted with a decent random testing program, but it’s too late to think about that. Note to self: “Add random testing program to next week’s company meeting agenda.” The Legal Advantage of Post-Accident Testing Now what? [...]
Would you rather build a fence at the top of a cliff, or park an ambulance at the bottom? That’s why we wear seat belts. It’s why we cook our chicken thoroughly. It’s why we watch our blood pressure and cholesterol. And it’s why we create safe workplaces. We want to prevent tragic events [...]
Flunking a pre-employment drug test shows poor judgment—AND you use drugs. After applying, interviewing, and securing the job pending a negative drug test, you still failed. Seriously? The Growing Issue of Failed Drug Tests Wow. Double fail. More and more companies are drug testing—even small companies. And more and more [...]
And 40% of companies don’t have a drug testing policy for pre-employment screening (2010 SHRM survey). Bad idea. In fact, a drug testing policy that includes random testing of existing employees is a better deterrent than pre-employment testing. You can study for the pre-employment test. A couple of months ago, [...]
