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WHEN SHOULD YOU DRUG TEST?
Below are examples of situations in which drug testing might be appropriate
or necessary:
- Pre-Employment Tests. Offering employment
only after a negative drug test result.
- Goal: To decrease the chance of hiring
someone who is currently using or
abusing drugs.
- Pre-Promotion Tests. Testing employees prior to
promotion within the organization.
- Goal: To decrease the chance of
promoting someone who is
currently using or abusing
drugs.
- Annual Physical Tests. Testing
employees for alcohol and other drug
use as part of their annual physical.
- Goal: To identify current users and abusers
so they can be referred for assistance
and/or disciplinary action.
- Reasonable Suspicion and For Cause Tests.
Testing employees who show obvious signs of being
unfit for duty (For Cause) or have documented
patterns of unsafe work behavior (Reasonable
Suspicion).
- Goal: To protect the safety and wellbeing of
the employee and other coworkers and
to provide the opportunity for
rehabilitation if the employee tests
positive.
- Random Tests. Testing a selected group of
employees at random and unpredictable times. Most
commonly used in safety- and securitysensitive
positions.
- Goal: To discourage use and abuse by making
testing unpredictable, and to identify
current users and abusers so they can
be referred for assistance and/or
disciplinary action if needed.
- Post-Accident Tests. Testing
employees who are involved in an
accident or unsafe practice incident to
help determine whether alcohol or other
drug use was a factor.
- Goal: To protect the safety of the employees,
and to identify and refer to treatment
those persons whose alcohol or other
drug use threatens the safety of the
workplace.
- Treatment Follow up Tests. Periodically testing
employees who return to work after participating in
an alcohol or other drug rehabilitation program.
- Goal: To encourage and ensure that
employees remain drug-free after they
have completed the first stages of
treatment.
How To Implement A Drug Testing Program, What Should A Drug Testing Policy Include?,
The Concequences of Testing Positive or Refusing To Take a Test.
Who
Pays For The Drug Test, Drug Testing Procedure, Confirmation Test, SAMHSA
Cutoff Level, Medical Review Officer, What About Legal Challenges?
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