Question A: How do you check the Drug Testing and Employment Drug Testing History of a potential driver?

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Answer: As far as Drug Testing History of a potential driver, AADT has provided our clients with the Form 114 Driver Request and Authorization for Release of Information (located in Section 6 for your binder or online on our website www.aadrugtesting.com/services/ but you must login first). Read more

Occupational Health Groups to Study Workplace Marijuana Use

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The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN) and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) have announced they will collaborate to study workplace health and safety issues associated with worker impairment from the use of marijuana and other drugs.

Citing changing societal attitudes toward marijuana, including its increasing use for medicinal purposes and new state-decriminalization laws, ACOEM and AAOHN leaders said the occupational health profession can play an important role in helping the U.S. workplace prepare for the potential impacts of these trends. Read more

National Database on Positive Drug & Alcohol Tests Closer to Reality

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By Joe Rajkovacz, CCTA Director of Governmental Affairs

After years of prodding from employers and a Congressional mandate, the Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA) has issued a rulemaking to establish the Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. The clearinghouse, as proposed would collect verified positive, adulterated, and substituted drug test results as well as refusals and negative return-to-duty test results. Read more

Random Drug Testing for All

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By Bill Current, President of WFC & Associates, LLC

Random drug testing of non-safety sensitive employees helps employers identify individuals who have a substance abuse problem while at the same time deterring others from starting or continuing to use drugs.

More companies are conducting random testing according to one national study. In 2011, 47 percent of employers indicated that they conduct random testing compared to 46 percent in 2010 and 39 percent in 2006. The study was conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in conjunction with the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA). Read more