Transcript Does your organization have a written policy that addresses drug

Drug Testing
• Sample comprised of 454 randomly selected
HR professionals.
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emails were received (response rate = 17%).
• Survey fielded March 14 – March 20, 2006;
presentation generated on March 22, 2006.
• Margin of error is +/- 4.0%.
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Does your organization have a written policy that
addresses drug testing?
70%
30%
Yes
No
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Does your organization have a written policy that
addresses drug testing?
Choice
Count
Percentage
Answered
Yes
315
70.3%
No
133
29.7%
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Which of the following drug tests does your organization
conduct?
84%
Pre-em ploym ent testing
73%
Reasonable suspicion testing
58%
Post-accident testing
39%
Random testing
14%
Scheduled testing
Baseline testing
Other
1%
5%
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Which of the following drug tests does your organization
conduct?
Choice
Count
Percent of
Cases
Pre-employment testing - a program applied consistently to either all
applicants or all applicants in a safety-sensitive position. Tests are
conducted after a contingent offer of employment has been extended.
263
83.5%
Reasonable suspicion testing occurs when an employer has reason to
believe that an employee is under the influence.
231
73.3%
Post-accident testing is administered to all employees involved in a
workplace accident.
183
58.1%
Random testing is conducted with an element of surprise. A certain
portion of the employee population is randomly selected at established
intervals (i.e., monthly, quarterly, annually, etc.) for testing.
124
39.4%
Scheduled testing is most commonly used as a follow-up to a previous
positive test. Some employers offer “last chance agreements to
employees who test positive on the premise that they submit to regular
and ongoing testing.
45
14.3%
Baseline testing is done to establish the level of drug use at
implementation of a program. This method essentially “cleans house” to
establish a drug-free workplace.
3
1.0%
Other (please specify)
17
5.4%
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We are a staffing agency and will conduct pre-employment
testing for our clients that require it.
Until they come clean with us and say they have a
dependency problem and are seeking help, we then ask for
updates on their classes and reports from AA or DA. We
have an employee at the moment that has agreed to random
drug test., I set it up.
The successful applicant for positions requiring a
Commercial Driver's License will be required to pass a drug
test following conditional offer of employment.
Return to duty testing and follow-up testing
Requirements of Coast Guard for seamen
Reasonable suspicion testing and Scheduled Testing are
included in company policies but have not yet been used.
Post Rehabilitation
Post Hire
Post accident performed if reasonable suspicion exists
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Other
• If a company designated driver has an accident
• Employees sign a Drug-Free Workplace Policy each
year. In the process of putting a drug testing policy in
place for the 2006-2007 fiscal year.
• Employee involved in property damage of over $250
• DOT Regulations
• DOT Test Protocol
• DOT required testing
• Construction Job Requirements
• As required by a client
• As project work requires
• Annually for Law Enforcement employees
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Online Resources
• Drug Testing Toolkithttp://www.shrm.org/hrtools/toolkits_published/CMS_
012779.asp
• Drug Testing is required for commercial drivers http://www.shrm.org/kc/solutions/articles/CMS_01609
3.asp
• Drug Testing policy http://www.shrm.org/hrtools/policies_published/CMS_
009944.asp
• Critical components of workplace drug testing http://www.shrm.org/hrresources/whitepapers_publis
hed/CMS_009212.asp
• Be aware of applicable law before implementing drug
testing http://www.shrm.org/hrnews_published/archives/CMS
_009973.asp
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