More On Drug Testing

Urine Drug Testing

Urine drug testing is used to detect recent drug use. Standard urine drug testing panels range from 5-10 drugs. We can offer more than 1,100 panels to meet any clients need.

All drug screening uses SAMHSA certified laboratories.

Instant/Rapid Urine Drug Testing

Instant/Rapid Urine drug testing give employers the opportunity to conduct urine testing and receive results in minutes opposed to lab-based testing.

All possible positive instant/rapid test is set to SAMHSA certified lab for further testing and reviewed by medical review officer when necessary.

DOT – Drug Testing

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) requires employees in safety-sensitive positions to participate in DOT Drug Testing Programs. A safety-sensitive employee is someone who holds a job that can impact both their own safety and the safety of the public.

The DOT covers several government agencies:

Federal Aviation Administration:

  • Air traffic controllers at non-FAA facilities
  • Air traffic controllers contracted by the U.S. military
  • Aircraft maintenance personnel
  • Aviation screeners
  • Flight attendants
  • Flight crews
  • Flight instructors
  • Ground security personnel

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration:

  • Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) holders who operate commercial motor vehicles with gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr) of 26,001 lbs. or greater.
  • Drivers of vehicles that carry 16 or more passengers
  • Drivers who transport hazardous materials

U.S. Coast Guard:

  • Crew members operating a commercial vessel.

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration:

  • Emergency response personnel
  • Operations and maintenance personnel

Federal Railroad Administration:

  • Engine and train personnel
  • Hours of Service Act personnel
  • Train dispatchers

Federal Transit Administration:

  • Armed security
  • Controllers
  • Mechanics
  • Vehicle operators

Random Drug Testing

Random testing is performed on an unannounced and can be done monthly, quarterly, or even annually depending your company’s needs. Names are generated randomly by a computer program.

This type of testing is a huge deterrent since employees never know when their name will be called.

DOT Random Drug Testing

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) requires employees in safety-sensitive positions to participate in DOT Drug Testing Programs. A safety-sensitive employee is someone who holds a job that can impact both their own safety and the safety of the public.

If you are an owner operator, you are required to be enrolled into a consortium random drug testing program. Smaller DOT regulated employers may elect to enroll into a random consortium testing program for compliance. Larger DOT regulated employers typically have a stand-alone random DOT testing program.

Federal agencies required for DOT random Testing:

  • Federal Aviation Administration
  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  • U.S. Coast Guard
  • Federal Railroad Administration
  • Federal Transit Administration

3rd Degree Screening can enroll your employees into compliant, certified DOT random pools. More information on annual testing rate can be found at the DOT Website https://www.transportation.gov/odapc/random-testing-rates.

Personal Drug Test

3rd Degree Screening can provide individuals needing personal drug testing completed. With our collection network of nearly 20,000 clinics we can provide testing across the entire united states.