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Substance abuse is a problem in all industries, but it hits construction companies especially hard. Construction workers have one of the highest rates of illicit drug and heavy alcohol use in the American workforce (15.6%) according to the DOL.
Productivity, insurance rates, workers' compensation costs, and employee morale are all impacted by substance abuse. Substance abusers:
- Have 4X more accidents on the job
- File 5X more workers' comp claims
- Use nearly 8X more sick days
- Incur 300% higher medical costs.
Pre-employment testing "detects" drug use whereas Random testing "deters"
drug use.
Drug use is highest among those entering the workforce most rapidly aged
16-25. One in five workers aged 18-24 has a substance abuse problem.
Fast, reliable substance abuse testing provides the information you need to:
- Hire quickly
- Confidently make informed decisions
- Make sound post-accident assessments
- Return employees to work promptly
According to a national study conducted by Cornell University, the average
construction company:
- Cut injury incident rates more than 50%
- Realized an 11% reduction in insurance premium factors
- Reduced workers' compensation costs
- Improved job applicant quality
- Positive contribution to company image
- Effective deterrent in preventing workplace substance abuse
As you know, waiting for results from traditional labs can take days--long
enough to lose good job applicants, multiply downtime expenses and lose
productivity.
Effectively managing a substance abuse testing program requires the right
resources. With all our results reporting, you'll be assigned a password to
view your drug testing results online via a secured web site. You'll can
manipulate and sort the data to your specifications. The results are fast
because the lab works 24/7 typically posting results by 5 p.m. the day after
the tests are picked up.
Our SAMHSA certified labs use LC/MS/MS which is the most accurate method of
testing. Liquid Chromatography is approximately 30 times more sensitive
than Gas Chromatography.
