| Drug testing in the workplace is proven to reduce | | | | make certain that the workforce is focused on |
| safety accidents and increase overall productivity, | | | | their tasks at hand and truly desire their job. |
| but when is the right time for an employer to | | | | When randomly drug testing, it is important to not |
| implement drug and alcohol screening? There is a | | | | only test "high risk" individuals but also neutral |
| fine line between being an invasive boss who loses | | | | employees to truly make the process random as |
| employee trust and happiness and a smart | | | | drug abuse occurs at all levels in the workplace. |
| manager protecting their business. Thanks to the | | | | For-Cause |
| advent of cheap and effective urine drug testing | | | | Often in the work environment an employee will |
| kits, substance abuse screening can easily occur | | | | begin to exhibit the tell tale signs of substance |
| on a job site and in the workplace with reliable | | | | abuse or drug use. This can include changes in |
| results at any time. A successful business | | | | physical appearance and behavior, work |
| operator will want to exam their employees for | | | | performance, safety record or confirmed office |
| drugs and alcohol in the following situations. | | | | talk. For cause drug testing is also referred to as |
| Pre-employment | | | | probable cause screening or reasonable suspicion. |
| When attempting to hire new employees, drug | | | | Protect your assets by using a urine drug test in |
| testing should be part of the application process. | | | | the office to guarantee if the employee in |
| This will remove undesirable candidates from the | | | | question has violated the company's substance |
| prospective job ensuring that only the most | | | | abuse policy. |
| reliable individuals will be available for employment. | | | | Periodic Announcements |
| There are two main types of pre-employment | | | | This type of drug and alcohol screening occurs |
| drug screening used in companies both large and | | | | when an entire company or division is given |
| small. A pre-screening occurs after an application | | | | advanced notice. Often used in conjunction with |
| has been approved but before an official | | | | yearly physical or health evaluations, periodic |
| interview. This will save the time and effort for | | | | announcements for drug tests will give your |
| the manager in charge of the hiring process. | | | | employees plenty of notice and will effectively |
| Depending on the business, many supervisors | | | | convey your trust of their cleanliness. |
| prefer to drug test after the interview process to | | | | Post-Accident |
| ensure that the potential employee is worth the | | | | When a safety accidents occurs, whether in a |
| cost of the screening equipment. A conditional | | | | vehicle, warehouse or office space, if it appears |
| offer of employment is used once the | | | | to have involved a lapse in simple judgment an |
| prospective candidate is offered a job provisional | | | | employee should expect a drug test. Human error |
| to the successful completion of the drug test. | | | | is the number one cause of job related accidents |
| This guarantees that only the most deserving and | | | | and often drug use is the culprit. Similar to "for |
| well qualified will even be considered for the open | | | | cause" employee drug testing, protect your legal |
| position. Determining whether to test for drugs | | | | liability and human life by guaranteeing that the |
| and alcohol before or after the interview process | | | | individual is sober and not making careless |
| is dependent upon your individual business needs | | | | mistakes due to a drug problem. |
| and available resources. | | | | Drug testing in the workplace simply makes |
| Random | | | | sense. As a manager, the benefits of employee |
| Once all of your employees have been hired and | | | | screening are indispensable. There are many |
| are successfully working at their jobs it is | | | | opportunities for a savvy boss to screen |
| important to shut down the opportunity and | | | | employees, from the interview process to |
| availability for them to abuse drugs or alcohol. By | | | | random testing of long time workers. Protect |
| periodically and randomly drug testing without | | | | your staff, protect yourself and most importantly |
| advanced notice it will prevent your employees | | | | protect the business by implementing company |
| from thinking that they are "safe" and can get | | | | wide drug testing policies. |
| high. Random drug screening is also beneficial to | | | | |