Blood Drug and Alcohol Testing
Blood testing is a great test to perform after an employee has been involved in an accident during work hours and/or on work property. This way, a company can rule out any foul play on the employee`s behalf before getting into a workman`s comp case.
Blood is the best source for determining drug/alcohol use in this situation, because generally drugs/alcohol will only stay detectable in blood for a matter of hours. This makes it much easier to determine the time of consumption, and whether or not the employee was actually intoxicated or under the influence at the time of the incident.
A urine test, on the other hand, will also show levels of alcohol and drugs, but it won`t be able to determine between consumption in the past hour or consumption eight hours ago. This makes it hard to prove that an individual was actually intoxicated or impaired at the time of an incident, because it can then be argued that levels in their system are residual from the night before, for example. It`s that difference that makes blood testing so important for a company to implement.
Blood is the best source for determining drug/alcohol use in this situation, because generally drugs/alcohol will only stay detectable in blood for a matter of hours. This makes it much easier to determine the time of consumption, and whether or not the employee was actually intoxicated or under the influence at the time of the incident.
A urine test, on the other hand, will also show levels of alcohol and drugs, but it won`t be able to determine between consumption in the past hour or consumption eight hours ago. This makes it hard to prove that an individual was actually intoxicated or impaired at the time of an incident, because it can then be argued that levels in their system are residual from the night before, for example. It`s that difference that makes blood testing so important for a company to implement.
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