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Drug Testing in the Construction Industry – Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners
The construction industry is one of the most important essential industries in the nation; construction teams create and maintain infrastructure like roads, buildings, pipelines, tunnels, overpasses. These physical structures, though we take them for granted, shape...
5 Reasons Your Atlanta Business Needs a Random Drug Testing Policy
Big cities are always teeming with new construction, road work, and remodels. These jobs drive increased demand for heavy machinery operators, contract builders, and construction companies. However, in jobs like these especially, workers need to be completely sober...
The 5 Panel Drug Test and 10 Panel Drug Test
When it comes to workplace safety, many business owners look to government standards to help determine guidelines. However, there is one critical safety concern that sometimes gets overlooked: the effects of employees under the influence at work. In this article,...
Alcohol Use & Abuse, and Their Effects on Your Atlanta Workplace
Here at America Drug Free, we often hear the most uproar about illicit drug use in the workplace, but people often forget about the legal drug that can cause a whole set of its own problems: alcohol. As you prepare to address drug testing for your Atlanta workplace,...
Dextromethorphan (DXM) Abuse and Drug Testing
Drug abuse is more common than you think, and it would be detrimental to assume that every employee that arrives at your Atlanta or Snellville construction site is completely sober. Unfortunately, all it takes is one worker under the influence to cause an accident -...
Blood Drug Tests 101: What Are Blood Drug Tests Good For?
When it comes to physical labor like construction, plumbing, transportation, and other jobs, it’s incredibly important for workers to be able to do their jobs effectively. Substance use can negatively affect an employee’s ability to focus and react to normal stimuli;...
Everything You Need to Know About Instant Urine Drug Tests
If your Atlanta construction business relies upon heavy machinery or other potentially dangerous equipment, drug testing is always going to be a major component of your safe workplace policies. Even if drug testing isn’t a norm for your industry, it is probably in...
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