Employer Drug Testing Solutions - Confirm BioSciences

Employer Solutions in Drug Testing

As presented at the American Safety Engineers Workshop Series



Quick Intro to Workplace Drug Testing

?Employers 1st began seriously implementing drug screening in the 1980s with the introduction of the Drug-Free Work Place Act

?Today, over 90% of Fortune 1000 companies and 62% of All US Employers have a Drug Testing Policy

?Though the DFWA only imposes requirements on certain federal contractors and all federal grantees, many other employers choose to voluntarily follow the prescribed steps to creating a drug-free workplace by, for example, publishing drug-free policy statements in employee handbooks.



Statistics

?2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH): ?Estimated 23.9 million Americans ages 12 or older were current (past month) illicit drug users ?Around 8.9% of full-time employees report use of illicit drugs in the workplace

?U.S. Department of Labor ?Drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace causes 65 percent of on-the-job accidents ?38 percent to 50 percent of all workers' compensation claims are related to the abuse of alcohol or drugs in workplace

?Survey by Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in March 2011:

?Drop from 14% to 6% in high worker's compensation incidence rates after implementing drug testing programs



Drug-Free Workplace Act

It is advised per the Drug-Free Workplace Act to provide a safe, drug free environment by taking the following steps: 1. Publish and give a policy statement to all covered employees informing them that

the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the covered workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees who violate the policy. 2. Establish a drug-free awareness program to make employees aware of a) the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; b) the policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; c) any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and d) the penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations.



Drug-Free Workplace Act

3. (Federal) Notify employees that as a condition of employment on a Federal contract or grant, the employee must a) abide by the terms of the policy statement; and b) notify the employer, within five calendar days, if he or she is convicted of a criminal drug violation in the workplace.

4. (Federal) Notify the contracting or granting agency within 10 days after receiving notice that a covered employee has been convicted of a criminal drug violation in the workplace.

5. Impose a penalty on--or require satisfactory participation in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program by--any employee who is convicted of a reportable workplace drug conviction.

6. Make an ongoing, good faith effort to maintain a drug-free workplace by meeting the requirements of the Act.



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