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By: Jon Johnson, Medical News Today Shrooms are a common name for hallucinogenic mushrooms containing the compound psilocybin. They may show up on specific drug tests designed to detect hallucinogens, but many standard drug tests do not test for these …
By ASAP Although any impaired employee is a safety-risk to the public or workplace, federal regulations under 49 CFR Part 40 for the Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and alcohol testing require employers to follow specific guidelines, whereas Non-DOT employers …
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By Eric Miller, Transport Topics More than 56,000 drug and alcohol violations were recorded last year in a database intended to track truck drivers’ compliance history and prevent them from job-hopping in the event of a failed drug test. The …
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By Ashleigh Webber, Personnel Today Nine out of 10 people have admitted to drinking alcohol while working from home this year – a statistic that a health and safety firm has said could have concerning consequences for worker health and …
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By: Daily Reporter The Hancock County Traffic Safety Partnership is among 52 police entities in the state that are being equipped with a new roadside tool that can detect the presence of cocaine, opiates, cannabis and other drugs. The device, …
By: ASAP Maintaining a drug and alcohol free workplace is a top priority for many companies and requires someone with authority and a diverse set of skills to fulfill this essential role called the Designated Employee Representative or DER. This …
The following DOT Agencies have released their 2021 random drug and alcohol testing rates. We will update you further as FMCSA and USCG become available. Minimum Annual Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Rates Drug Alcohol FMCSA 50% 10% FAA …
By: Delvensight Alcohol use is a serious health problem worldwide, leading to many physical, mental, and behavioral health problems. Besides physical health, it also leads to a significant number of mortality every year. As per the WHO, worldwide, harmful use …
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By: Jessica Gold, Healthcare While we have been focused on the Covid-19 pandemic for the last 9 months, the existing overdose epidemic, which rose to record highs in 2019 of 70,000 deaths, has only continued to rise. Nora D. Volkow, …
By: Josh Fisher, American Trucker With the new year comes the second full year of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations’ Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, the national database of commercial driver substance violations created to remove loopholes that allowed violators …
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