| Employee drug testing is important for | | | | believe that the employee is abusing drugs. This |
| organizations as it helps in ensuring drug free | | | | test is conducted after observing patterns of |
| workplace environment and reduces incidents of | | | | drug use, symptoms of working under influence, |
| drug abuse among employees. A drug free | | | | or on arrest or getting convicted for drug abuse. |
| environment at the workplace promotes positive | | | | The decision of organization to conduct this test is |
| attributes like professionalism, integrity, discipline, | | | | based on proven evidences like report from |
| employee productivity, work culture etc. Addiction | | | | reliable sources, evidence of tampering of his/her |
| related crimes, accidents, injuries, absenteeism can | | | | drug results, abnormal conduct, and direct |
| be reduced as drug abusing employees can be | | | | observation of drug use. This testing helps to |
| effectively found out and removed. | | | | confirm the doubt of the organization about drug |
| Types of Employee Drug Testing: | | | | abuse by the employee. Drug abusing employees |
| Various types of E.D.T help organizations to | | | | can be found out and removed ensuring safety, |
| ensure employees remain productive at work and | | | | security, and drug free workplace environment. |
| prevent drug abusing employees from joining the | | | | Post-Accident Drug Testing |
| organization. | | | | A post-accident drug testing is performed by the |
| Pre-Employment Drug Testing | | | | organization after the employee meets with a |
| For sustained growth and profitability of the | | | | serious accident or injury during his work. This |
| organization, it is essential that healthy work | | | | testing is performed to know whether the |
| environment and employee productivity is | | | | accident or injury occurred due to alcohol or drug |
| maintained in the organization. Pre-E.D.T help in | | | | use by the employee. This testing provides |
| effective hiring decision making as only productive | | | | protection to the company from liability in case |
| and efficient employees can join the organization. | | | | the employee was working under influence. |
| By conducting this test, a future employee with | | | | On-the-job accidents get significantly reduced with |
| addiction problems can be effectively found out | | | | this type of testing. |
| that helps in increasing safety at the workplace | | | | Return to Duty Drug Testing |
| and of other employees. As only efficient | | | | Return to duty drug testing is performed after |
| employees join the organization, organizations can | | | | the employee joins back to duty after reporting |
| be fully assured that all Federal work-safety | | | | positive for drug abuse and later attending a |
| guidelines will be followed by employees. | | | | rehabilitation program. With this testing, the |
| Conducting this test helps organizations save | | | | organization gives the employee a second chance. |
| considerable amount paid towards health insurance | | | | Follow-Up Drug Testing |
| premiums, medical treatment, or as compensation | | | | Follow-up Dr.testing is conducted on employees |
| due to addiction related accidents. | | | | joining back to work to know whether they are |
| Random Drug Testing | | | | still addicted to drugs. This testing is conducted |
| In random drug testing, the organizations check | | | | any time and the employee has to undergo this |
| employees randomly without giving prior intimation | | | | test compulsorily. Presence of even a small |
| or notice about the testing. RDT is an effective | | | | concentration of banned drugs can lead to |
| tool for preventing drug abuse among the | | | | disciplinary action or possible termination from |
| employees. Employees in safety or security | | | | employment. |
| sensitive environment when working under | | | | The integrity of testing process needs to be |
| influence of drugs have a risk of causing security | | | | maintained while performing these various types |
| lapses, accidents, injuries, or damage. Thus, RDT | | | | of testing to ensure accurate and reliable results. |
| helps prevent such incidents. RDT gives accurate | | | | All these type of EDT ensures that the workplace |
| and reliable results and can be easily performed | | | | remains safe and secure and free from addiction |
| using onsite urine and saliva test kits. RDT helps | | | | related accidents, injuries, thefts, frauds etc. Also, |
| to save lives and reduce employer liability. | | | | organization can save amount given towards |
| Reasonable Suspicion Drug Testing | | | | health costs for medical treatment of such |
| Organizations conduct reasonable suspicion | | | | employees and health insurance premiums. |
| Dr.testing on employee whey they strongly | | | | |