By Colleen Wienhoff & Melody Paris, Wienhoff Drug Testing Working toward compliance should be the driving force behind all Consortium/Third Party Administrators (C/TPA) and their services. In the ever-changing drug testing industry, C/TPAs must be diligent to...
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Building a Defensible Breath Alcohol Testing Program
By Greg Mertens, Director of Training, Intoximeters Breath alcohol testing plays a crucial role in ensuring workplace safety and compliance with federal regulations. Being able to develop a defensible breath alcohol testing program will help ensure not only that you...
10 Reasons Why A Drug Testing Policy Needs to Be Updated Regularly
By Bill Current, founder Current Consulting Group Why should employers update their drug testing policy regularly? There are many reasons, but here are 10 that providers should have knowledge of so they can better advise their clients on why and how to update their...
From Invisible to Influential: How AI Can Elevate Credibility and Drive Sales in the Drug Testing Industry
By Tom Fulmer, Vice President of Business Development, National Drug Screening In the highly competitive drug testing industry, credibility isn't just a buzzword. It is essential for sustained business success. Employers, safety professionals, and policymakers seek...
Leaders on the frontline: Tackling substance use with empathy and insight
By Ruth Bowdish, Managing Director, On Demand Occupational Medicine Eric had always been a reliable worker—the kind of employee every company values. He showed up early, stayed late, and never complained. But one day, a seemingly minor workplace injury changed...
Beyond Traditional Testing: How Hair Drug Screening Protects Your Workplace
Workplace safety is a top priority for employers across industries, yet substance abuse continues to pose a serious challenge. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), workers who test positive for drug use...
5 areas of business communication it’s imperative to get right
by Christine Tatum, CEO, Media Salad First and foremost, the Media Salad team considers it an honor to serve as the primary producer of communications, marketing strategies and online professional learning for the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association. Our...
Planning and preparing for workplace violence: It starts with a cultural shift
By Tyler Weston, CEO and Co-Founder of The Noble Group The society we live in today is vastly different from even just a decade ago. We can no longer risk going to work each day oblivious to our surroundings, failing to be diligent, and ignoring the red flags of a...
Generational juggling at work: It is my circus and those are my monkeys!
By Penny Horton, MSOD, SHRM-SCP, Founder, Who’s Your HR? Let’s be real: the workplace today can feel like a circus with everyone juggling different opinions, communication styles, and work ethics. And when it comes to the drug and alcohol testing industry—where...
Harnessing productivity: A game changer for occupational medicine
Larry Earl, MD, President, National Association of Occupational Health Professionals (NAOHP) One critical aspect of occupational medicine is expanding and improving practice performance through productivity. Occupational medicine is increasingly important as clinics...