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24 Mar

Posted at 10:03h in DOT Testing, New Era News
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The Department of Transportation has provided an update regarding drug & alcohol testing during the COVID-19 health emergency.  DOT is committed to maintaining public safety while providing maximum flexibility to allow transportation industries to conduct their operations safely and efficiently during this period of national emergency. Pre-Employment Testing If an employee has not tested for their pre-employment testing, the employer may not permit the employee to perform any DOT safety-sensitive functions. New Era Drug Testing will be able to assist in finding the nearest collection site that is available for testing. Random Testing If you are unable to conduct DOT drug or alcohol training or...

06 Sep

Posted at 09:26h in DOT Testing
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Did you know that more than 70% of drug abusers in America have a steady job? Many individuals who use drugs are very good at covering their tracks, which can make them tough to spot at first—however, it’s crucial for companies to know what to look for, since these employees can have a devastating effect and can even cause a businesses to lose profits. This is one of the reasons why random workplace drug testing is useful; however, it’s also good to be on the lookout for typical red flags. Common Signs Of Drug Abuse As mentioned before, many drug abusers are good...

16 Aug

Posted at 14:12h in DOT Testing
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Would you understand what it meant if you received information that a drug test that was administered to you or your employee came back as “negative dilute”? First of all, what is this? And secondly, does this mean the drug test is positive or negative? This is an important thing for companies that do drug testing to understand. What A Negative Dilute Drug Test Result Means When a drug test comes back as a negative dilute, it basically means that there was too much water in the urine to get an accurate screening. The creatinine concentration in the urine sample is the...

10 Aug

Posted at 12:05h in DOT Testing, Industry Facts & News
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Did you know that according to Quest Diagnostics, the number of employee drug test results showing up positive for drug abuse are at the highest they’ve been in twelve years? This reporting (which was were based on more than 10 million workforce drug tests) shows that cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana have all shown increases in use across every testing category, and within nearly every specimen type. This increase in positive drug tests is putting a lot of pressure on companies that want clean workers—and it’s actually putting pressure on the economy as a whole. So, What’s Causing The Increase? It’s difficult to be...

01 Aug

Posted at 14:14h in Industry Facts & News
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For many, the idea of having to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screening for a new job is something thought to exist only for government jobs—not regular everyday jobs. However, more and more employers are including drug screening as a part of their interview process to ensure the applicant is truly the kind of person they want working for their company. Employers should consider making a drug screening a requirement for all job applicants because nowadays, it can be costlier and more of a hassle not to. The truth is, if you don’t administer a pre-employment drug test, you don’t really...

20 Jul

Posted at 16:31h in Industry Facts & News
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Since 1989, DOT drug testing regulations have been set firmly in place. And until December 2016, there was a tedious five-part paper form to be completed as part of the submission process. Last year, National Drug Screening announced that DOT employer drug testing would be “going paperless”, meaning labs were approved by the Department of Health and Human Services to electronically process drug tests for employees. This is something that employers have been wanting for years, and technology finally caught up with industry demand in 2016. While an announcement from eight months back may seem like a long time ago, companies are still newly...