Drug Testing for Businesses and Thesis

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As a result, unions today are completing a variety of drug screens on construction workers who are members to ensure compliance to the federal law (Fournier, 2006). Unions have also acknowledged publicly that drug abuse in the construction industry is particularly acute and that there needs to be a continual focus on improving the screening methods to ensure compliance (Fournier, 2006). Like the U.S., Canada has aggressively pursued this program to ensure their union members are healthy and capable of delivering on the contracts delivered (Contant, 2008). In British Columbia for example 35,000 unionized construction workers were tested last year for drugs, using a randomized set of test approaches to ensure accuracy (Contant, 2008).


Summary

The passing of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 has led to a global adoption of more stringent standards for drug screening and evaluation throughout the construction industry globally. The U.S. In many respects as set the foundation on which many other nations are basing their drug screening, testing, and post-accident analysis methodologies. The fact that drugs can drain a company of profits exceptionally fast with claims averaging $4,851 per person (Gerber, Yacoubian, Jr., 2002) illustrates why it is critically important to screen new applicants and also periodically test employees. Doing this saves jobs, lives and companies......

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