One of the largest drug testing labs (and the lab we use) is Quest Diagnostics. Each year they produce a report called the drug testing index. In that report is the positivity rate of drug testing based on the thousands of tests they process each year. 2022 results have not been released yet, but results from 2021 show a 4.6% positivity rate overall.
You put a lot of thought into every new hire, and employers often consider dozens of applicants for each new position. Making great hires is hard work, and you’re always forced to base your decisions on limited or incomplete information. Resumes often present an idealized picture of a prospective employee’s work history, and you should be just as interested in what they choose not to include as what they do. The good news is that it’s easy to make sure that each prospective employee is drug-free!
Every company has a responsibility to provide a safe working environment for its employees, which means making a big investment in your physical plant, developing safety procedures, and ensuring that they’re consistently followed. It’s also important to be prepared for the worst with workers’ compensation insurance. Workers’ compensation insurance provides cash benefits and/or medical care for workers who are injured or become ill as a direct result of their job.
There’s no end to what cheaters will present to our collectors as urine. We recently had a donor come in and present us with a cupful of what appeared to be yellow mouthwash. Our collector came to this conclusion based on the “minty” aroma it was emitting.