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Onsite Testing

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Onsite testing.

Unlike traditional drug testing, which requires employees to leave work, drive to the lab and wait to be tested, then drive back to work—all while on the clock, mobile drug testing takes place at your office, plant, or job site. You can’t afford the lost productivity, workplace accidents, or absenteeism that employee drug use causes, but you also don’t have time to send employees to an offsite lab for drug testing.

Test On Time solves that by bringing the drug testing lab directly to you!

Onsite testing specialists are expertly trained in all essential forensic procedures. They know that it is their job to follow forensic procedure exactly and always. They are also familiar with the various types of specimen “adulteration” and “substitution” techniques used by druggies. They know collection “avoidance” ploys that are commonly practiced by perennial drug-abusers and addicts who can and always will cheat on their drug test when given any chance to do so!

Mobile drug tests can be conducted at any location and tests can include a 5 panel or 10 panel screen and all tests are sent to a SAMHSA Certified Laboratory for confirmation analysis and verification by a Medical Review Officer.

Mobile drug testing can also provide instant drug tests, where the result is available on-site. However, if a instant test has a non-negative result the specimen will be sent to a certified laboratory for confirmation testing. (If needed)

When providing mobile drug testing for DOT employees, Accredited Drug Testing can provide all required documentation including the Federal Chain of Custody Forms.

The fees for mobile drug testing can vary depending on the number of employees being tested, on-site location address and the time in which the on-site testing is needed.

We are known for the most affordable on-site drug and alcohol testing in all of Los Angeles.

Stop paying for mileage and extra fees every time you order onsite drug testing services and start saving big! 

We stand behind the services we provide and promise to help your business get the service and features other providers can’t match!

 

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Alcohol Testing

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Alcohol testing at work place.

The United States Congress recognized the need for a drug and alcohol free transportation industry, and in 1991 passed the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act, requiring DOT agencies to implement drug and alcohol testing of safety-sensitive transportation employees. Learn more about DOT regulations HERE

The person being tested for alcohol use blows into a breath alcohol device, and the results are given as a number. The number, known as the blood alcohol concentration (BAC), shows the level of alcohol in the blood at the time the test was taken. It does not measure past use of alcohol.

When Employers Use Breath or Blood Alcohol Tests
Employers typically use alcohol testing under specific circumstances:

The employer may have a policy that tests when there is reasonable suspicion, also known as probable-cause or for-cause testing, and there are documented signs of possible alcohol or drug use.

Another scenario is post-accident testing when there was suspected alcohol or drug use that caused a property damage or personal injury accident.

Random testing may be performed on an unannounced, unscheduled basis on employees who are selected from a testing pool. Alcohol testing is administered just prior to, during or just after performing safety-sensitive functions. Depending on the industry specific regulations, you may only be subject to random drug testing.

There is mandatory alcohol testing for employees in some industries regulated by the US Department of Transportation.

What happens to me when I test positive or refuse to test? When you test positive or refuse an alcohol test, you are not permitted to perform safety-sensitive duties for any DOT-regulated employer until you have seen a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) and successfully completed the return-to-duty process, which includes a Federal return-to-duty alcohol test.

Working in a safety-sensitive position before successfully completing the return-to-duty process is a violation of the regulations.

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Drug Testing

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Drug testing & Alcohol testing at work place

Alcohol and drug abuse creates significant safety and health hazards and can result in decreased productivity and poor employee morale.

It also can lead to additional costs in the form of health care claims, especially short-term disability claims.

The most common method of drug testing, urinalysis, can be done at the workplace (at a health unit, for example), a doctor’s office or any other site selected by the employer. An employee or applicant provides a sample to be tested. Usually precautions are taken, such as putting blue dye in the toilet and turning off the water supply, to prevent adulteration or substitution of specimens so that collection can be completed in privacy without any direct visual observation by another person.

What are the most common methods of drug testing?

Urine: Results of a urine test show the presence or absence of drug metabolites in a person’s urine. Metabolites are drug residues that remain in the body for some time after the effects of a drug have worn off. It is important to note that a positive urine test does not necessarily mean a person was under the influence of drugs at the time of the test. Rather, it detects and measures use of a particular drug within the previous few days and has become the defacto evidence of current use.

Breath: A breath-alcohol test is the most common test for finding out how much alcohol is currently in the blood. The person being tested blows into a breath-alcohol device, and the results are given as a number, known as the Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC), which shows the level of alcohol in the blood at the time the test was taken.

Blood: A blood test measures the actual amount of alcohol or other drugs in the blood at the time of the test. Blood samples provide an accurate measure of the physiologically active drug present in a person at the time the sample is drawn.

Hair: Analysis of hair provides a much longer “testing window,” giving a more complete drug-use history going back as far as 90 days. Like urine testing, hair testing does not provide evidence of current impairment, but rather only past use of a specific drug.

Oral Fluids: Saliva, or oral fluids, collected from the mouth also can be used to detect traces of drugs and alcohol.

Sweat: Another type of drug test consists of a skin patch that measures drugs in sweat. The patch, which looks like a large adhesive bandage, is applied to the skin and worn for some length of time.

Common reasons employers implement drug testing are to:

  • Deter employees from abusing alcohol and drugs
  • Prevent hiring individuals who use illegal drugs
  • Be able to identify early and appropriately refer employees who have drug and/or alcohol problems
  • Provide a safe workplace for employees
  • Protect the general public and instill consumer confidence that employees are working safely
  • Comply with State laws or Federal regulations