What is the difference between a D.O.T. and a non-D.O.T. Urine Drug Screen?
Department of Transportation requires mandatory drug and alcohol testing on safety sensitive employees of Aviation, Transit, Interstate Motor Carriers, Railroad, Pipeline, and Commercial Marine companies. Compliance with these drug-testing regulations has become very important to regulated companies because of recent D.O.T. funding to begin On-Site drug testing compliance inspections. Non-compliance can result in fines and/or loss of licenses. Non-D.O.T. testing is a company’s #1 defense against substance abuse in the workplace. Government statistics show that 71% of drug users are employed. Because a single drug user can cost a company over $7,000 annually, it is imperative a company be cautious and selective when hiring or continuing to employ a known substance abuser. Substance abusers use health insurance and worker’s compensation at a rate of up to 8 times the national average.
