When you could be DOT Drug Tested?
The DOT drug testing can happen in any time! Well there are several things to consider. What are the applicable laws on your employment contract? Which contractual agreements have been made with potential clients? But here are the most common times for DOT drug testing:
- Pre-employment – Right before you are actually hired. Sometimes this will be shortly before you report to work, other times this can be during your on-boarding.
- Return-to-duty – Perhaps you were out for a medical reason, after a safety violation, some places might even do it after vacation.
- Post-Accident – If you are involved in an accident, on company time and/or it involves company vehicles or other equipment.
- Reasonable Suspicion – You have been observed behaving in a manner that could be viewed as inappropriate, unsafe, and/or unusual.
- Follow-up – Perhaps you have DOT drug testing that resulted in an inconclusive reading, or you were found positive but were given the option to receive treatment.
- Random – Purely by chance, the company decides to test say 10% and your name is drawn out of the hat.
Medical Review Officers (MRO)
An MRO is a professionally licensed physician with the responsibility of handling, reviewing, and interpreting DOT drug testing laboratory results for the company’s drug testing program.
