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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 …
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD): When Drinking Becomes A Headache Read More »
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 …
Drug Clearinghouse Deadline Nears for Fleets and Owner-operators Read More »
BALTIMORE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 24, 2020 In 2020, American Substance Abuse Professionals, Inc. (ASAP) has seen a dramatic shift in the landscape of drug and alcohol testing violations for Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) with an increase …
Refusal to Test on the Rise for FMCSA Drivers in 2020 Read More »
By: Ty Hyderally For the first time in New Jersey, voters approved the use of recreational marijuana for those who are ages twenty-one and older, in hopes of generating both jobs and revenue for the state. This will undoubtedly lead …
By: FDA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today in a Drug Safety Communication that it is requiring an update to the Boxed Warning, the agency’s most prominent safety warning, and requiring class-wide labeling changes for benzodiazepines to include …
FDA Requiring Labeling Changes for Benzodiazepines Read More »
As an employer with employees working in a Department of Transportation (DOT) safety sensitive capacity, it’s important to know what to do when an employee tests positive for drugs or alcohol, has a refusal to test or another type of …
Notice from the FAA On March 30, 2020, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a guidance document for aviation employers, employees, and service agents to address disruptions to drug and alcohol testing during the national emergency related to COVID-19. The FAA …
FAA Notice of Enforcement Discretion for Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Read More »
