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Considerations in Selecting The Appropriate Drug Testing Method for Businesses

To choose the most appropriate method of testing for your business, you should consider several factors. There is no one-size-fits-all drug testing program. Each business must assess their own needs to tailor their program accordingly. To do this, you should consider: the volume of tests that will be conducted; the drugs that will be tested [...]

Company Statistics Conducting Employment Drug Testing

Drug testing of employees is a relatively new tool used in the last 20 years for evaluating candidates for employment and to promote safety in the workplace. However, there have been questions about the return on investment for drug testing leading some companies not to implement a drug testing program.   Since there has not [...]

Primary Reasons Why A Company Does Not Conduct Pre-And/Or Post-Employment Drug Testing

Although there are a number of benefits that come with implementing pre and post-employment drug testing in several organizations, there are still some companies that do not implement a drug testing program.   The Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA) funded a project to obtain the current opinions of human resources professionals about drug [...]

Employee Productivity After Implementing Drug Testing

It is no surprise that drug abuse in the workplace decreases an employee’s productivity. It could cost an organization thousands of wasted dollars each payroll to fully compensate workers who are not operating at expected capacity.   The Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA) funded a project to obtain the current opinions of human [...]

Workers’ Compensation Rates Before and After Drug Testing Implementation

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in cooperation with and commissioned by the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA) conducted a study to obtain the current opinions of human resources professionals about drug testing. The study revealed that companies with high workers’ compensation incidence rates (more than 6%) reported a drop from 14% [...]

10 Things You Need to Know About Corporate Drug Testing

Even though illicit drug abuse is a top concern for most employers, drugs are not the only substance abused in today’s corporate world. This is why it is extremely important to talk about substance abuse testing that includes not only drugs, but the other substances commonly abused by employees as well. Substances like steroid, nicotine, [...]

How to Convince Your Management to Start a Workplace Drug Testing Program

Are you an employee who’d like to see your workplace improved by adding a drug testing program but you aren’t sure how to discuss it with management?  There are a few different things you can bring up when you discuss this idea with your managers that will help aid your case. The addition of a [...]