Where can I find information on random drug testing?
Further answers on random test selection may be found at the Office of Drug and Alcohol and Policy (ODPAC) ODAPC’s Best Practices for DOT Random Drug and Alcohol Testing. Q10.
Can a trucking company do a random drug test?
Owner-operators are not permitted to manage random testing themselves Both stand-alone random testing pools and consortium random testing pools are available for trucking companies, bus companies, for-hire carriers, and private fleets. Typically, companies with over 20 drivers will elect to have a stand-alone random drug testing program.
What are stand alone random drug testing programs?
Stand-Alone Random Program 1 This is a random drug testing pool with employees from just one company 2 Typically companies with over 12 employees elect to have a stand-alone random testing program 3 For example, a company with 100 truck drivers will be required to annually test 25 drivers for drugs and 10 drivers for alcohol
Can a consortium manage a random drug testing program?
Management of Drug and Alcohol Testing: Does an employer have to join a consortium/pool in order to have its drivers be random drug tested, or can this program be managed by the employer? A8. If an employer has more than one CDL driver/employee subject to DOT drug and alcohol testing, the employer may manage its random testing program.
Further answers on random test selection may be found at the Office of Drug and Alcohol and Policy (ODPAC) ODAPC’s Best Practices for DOT Random Drug and Alcohol Testing. Q10.
Management of Drug and Alcohol Testing: Does an employer have to join a consortium/pool in order to have its drivers be random drug tested, or can this program be managed by the employer? A8. If an employer has more than one CDL driver/employee subject to DOT drug and alcohol testing, the employer may manage its random testing program.
Why do we need random drug testing in the workplace?
Random testing puts teeth in the drug free workplace program. It discourages the use of drugs or abuse of alcohol while the employees are working. You can save money with random testing by creating a safer workplace, healthier workplace, and more stable workplace.
Is there 24 hour period for random drug testing?
Contrary to myth there is no 24-hour period to get a random test completed. Random testing puts teeth in the drug free workplace program. It discourages the use of drugs or abuse of alcohol while the employees are working.