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Random Drug Tests

Random drug testing is one way to test employees and help keep the workplace drug free. Since employees will have no idea when or if they will be drug tested throughout the year, this will deter employees from using drugs. By randomly testing workers, they will not feel like they were singled out and it’s a fair way to do drug testing.

For businesses with only a couple workers, they can join a consortium, which is a partnership of companies to put their employees in a pool for drug testing. This will allow the businesses to participate in a random drug testing program and their employees will not know when they will be required to do a drug test. AccuDiagnostics provides consortium services. They will maintain the testing schedule, will conduct the random testing scheduling and perform the drug tests.

The frequency of random drug testing is set by the Department of Transportation (DOT) Agency. Requirements for testing could be 50% for drug testing and 10% for alcohol testing, which means a business with 100 employees 50 workers would need to be drug tested and 10 would have to be alcohol tested. Setting up a random testing pool, the employees tested will depend on their job function and not their job title. DOT requires all safety-sensitive workers to be tested. Those workers, who are non-DOT employees, need to test in a separate pool from DOT workers.

Some tips on conducting a successful random drug testing program. Schedule testing dates in a non-predictable pattern, this can be accomplished by spreading the testing dates throughout the year. The time of day and day of the week when random tests are scheduled should be different for each testing date. Random drug tests should be conducted anytime employees are working or performing a safety sensitive job. In order to keep the drug testing random, only a select number of people should have knowledge of those workers that have been selected. Privacy of those being tested should be provided by the employer. Remember, employers should document everything (numbers, names drawn, dates and times of notification, dates and times of collections, etc.) about the random testing process.

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AccuDiagnostics in Greenville, South Carolina is the first Eastern location to join our online system. Comprehensive drug and alcohol tests are available. The various tests that can be done are 5 & 10 panel, urine, hair follicle, skin patch, sweat, saliva, fingernail, steroid, and environmental drug testing. Alcohol tests that are available at AccuDiagnostics are breath, passive, EtG/EtS and EtG Hair tests.

Results for drug tests are within minutes through a comprehensive urine analysis. They can be done on site or at the business location. An in depth drug testing can be conducted through hair follicles. This type of test which is available in 1-3 days and will cover a 90 or more day period of time and will provide a detailed drug use history: what drugs were consumed and on what day.

Other drug tests are skin patch that will monitor a person’s drug use for up to 14 days and will detect cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, and marijuana. Saliva test has been consistently reliable and can detect marijuana, heroin, cocaine, nicotine, alcohol, opiates and methamphetamines by placing a pad between the lower cheek and gum for two minutes. Fingernail and toenail tests are very accurate, since nothing can alter the keratin protein. It will give a detailed drug history for up to twelve months.

Steroid testing can be done through random name generation, collected on site and we provide instant tests for sports programs, schools and school districts, military divisions, businesses and corporate organizations and individuals and private citizens. With drug wipes, environmental drug testing will produce 100% accurate results to find if there has been drug use in your home, business or school environment.

AccuDiagnostics offers alcohol testing through breathalyzers. Also, BAT courses are available at AccuDiagnostics and they are overseen by BAT/STT certified instructors. Passive tests, which are electronic alcohol nose sensors that can be placed in small, unobtrusive devices, i.e., flashlights. The sensors will be able to detect breath alcohol a foot away from a person’s mouth. EtG/EtS testing is very accurate and can report if a person has consumed any alcoholic beverages in 24 hours. EtG hair testing is very accurate and can report alcohol consumption months after they have been ingested.

Federal DOT Testing is available at AccuDiagnostics where the following compliant services are available: on-site testing, drug and alcohol testing, consortiums, random name generation, policy creation, training, audit preparation and post accident testing. AccuDiagnostics is certified to test for FMSCA, FAA, FRA, FTA, PHMSA & USCG. Other programs available through AccuDiagnostics are policy creation services, employer & workplace solutions, judicial & government testing programs, social & family services, student & academic testing, athletic & sports testing, background checks and mobile/on-site testing.

AccuDiagnostics can assist with creating a policy that will help to implement a drug free workplace. Employer and workplace solutions available through AccuDiagnostics are through mobile and onsite testing, pre employment drug and alcohol testing, drug free policy development, background checks, Federal DOT testing, random name generation and through consortiums. The judicial and government testing programs that AccuDiagnostics work with are drug court, pre-trial intervention, probation and parole, court ordered testing, investigative, detention and juvenile justice. In order to assist with making the world drug-free, AccuDiagnostics through their social and family services can provide education, consulting, and program management.

Keeping drug free schools and athletes, AccuDiagnostics works with high schools, colleges and trade and technical organizations to do onsite drug testing. Background checks through AccuDiagnostics is simple, a person just logs in and enters basic information. The background checks can provide education history, arrests and criminal records, bankruptcy filings, driving records and military service records. Mobile and on-site testing is performed by certified collectors, who are trained lab technicians with quick results. There is no employee downtime with mobile/on-site testing so this helps to save money for companies.

DNA testing is available at AccuDiagnostics. Paternity DNA testing is conducted through a non-invasive buccal swab. You don’t have to make an appointment and can walk in to have a confidential paternity DNA test conducted. Maternity DNA testing is also available. DNA tests that are court admissible for adoption, D.S.S., paternity and court cases, immigration, child custody, and child support are available at AccuDiagnostics and performed under strict “chain of custody” documentation. Infidelity testing is conducted through the two most accurate methods body or bodily fluids staining fabric. Other infidelity testing methods are available with cigarette butts, dental floss, ear wax, razor clippings, gum, toothpicks and used Kleenex. If you have twins, AccuDiagnostics offers twin zygosity DNA testing and from this test parental curiosity can be satisfied, verification of siblings being an organ/tissue matches or satisfy legal requirements.

The Greenville, SC AccuDiagnostics location is here to serve individuals, businesses and judicial entities with a comprehensive line of testing services and programs. Visit the AccuDiagnostics website for complete information on any testing or program services.