The proper calibration of your Alco-Sensor is important in order to maintain confidence in the test results. When performing testing under Dept. of Transportation regulations, DOT mandates that a calibration adjustment be conducted following a failed accuracy check. When calibration adjustments and accuracy checks are not properly conducted and documented, it may be difficult to enforce subsequent consequences. Therefore, proper calibration plays a crucial role in the alcohol testing process. Knowing how to successfully troubleshoot calibration conundrums is vital.
Four Things About the New Proposed Guidelines for Oral Fluid Drug Testing
On May 15, 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published two sets of proposed regulations. The Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs Using Oral Fluid Specimens authorizes the use of oral fluid specimens. The second proposes changes to the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs using Urine Specimens to incorporate some of the changes made in the oral fluid testing proposal.
Here’s what you need to know about the proposed changes to the Federal drug testing guidelines:
Marijuana Education: Loosing the Battle
They all looked normal to me. Not at all like Cheech and Chong. Featured in an article posted April 16th on the Huffington Post website, were photos of seemingly sophisticated and affluent individuals of various ethnic and age groups recreationally using marijuana in various forms. The photos were highlighted in an effort to recast the reader’s view of marijuana consumers from the stereotyped “stoner” to average person. The article’s author, Matt Ferner , quoting a source, “Marijuana is being covered by the media in an increasingly sophisticated and nuanced way now that the laws are changing and more people are ‘out’ as marijuana users,” said Sharda Sekaran, managing director of communications for DPA…
Challenges of Legalized Marijuana
We are witnessing a major shift in societal and legal views of marijuana. Like it or not, today and for the years to come the drug and alcohol testing industry will be faced with challenging issues as well as with business opportunities as our country grapples with a shift in attitude towards marijuana….
Advantages and Disadvantages of Passive Alcohol Testing
When we think of alcohol testing we usually visualize someone blowing into a mouthpiece mounted on a breath testing device. This typical method of alcohol testing is referred to as “direct” testing. However, there are many screening situations that call for using breath test devices capable of conducting a “passive” test….
Choosing a Breath Alcohol Testing Instrument: Top 3 Considerations
So your program has decided to implement breath alcohol testing and your boss has given you the task of recommending a breath alcohol testing instrument to purchase. You don’t know the first thing about alcohol testing instruments except that the price ranges from less than $100 to over $1,000. Here are three of the most important things to consider as you evaluate different alcohol instruments….
Proper Breath Alcohol Instrument Maintenance
Let’s face it. Your breath alcohol testing instrument requires proper care and preventative maintenance in order to ensure its effectiveness, reliability and long life. Every day I receive Alco Sensor instruments in need of repairs, which could have been avoided if the operators would have performed regular system maintenance and checks. Here are my top recommendations for keeping your breath alcohol testing instrument running at optimal performance for years to come:
When to Test: Reasonable Suspicion vs. Random Testing
Companies who are regulated by Dept. of Transportation (DOT) regulations have clear guidelines on what their company’s drug and alcohol policy must include and the reasons they may test employees for drugs and alcohol….
Three Essential Elements of Evidential Breath Alcohol Testing
Dept. of Transportation (DOT) alcohol testing and police DUI enforcement might be the first examples that come to mind when we talk about evidential alcohol testing. But there is even more alcohol testing taking place outside the realm of DOT and DUI enforcement, and a significant amount of it is evidential as well….
NIDA Going Social to Reach Teens
To my great shock, last month my seventeen-year-old daughter logged over 3,500 minutes of texting time, which breaks down to over 58 hours or 2.4 days of thumb-numbing achievement. I am convinced the folks at Verizon have erected a tower for her sole use. With more teens using text and all things cloud based and social, it comes as no surprise the scientific and educational communities are keenly using more of these tools to target drug and alcohol abuse messages to teens…
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