Drug Testing During a Pandemic: COVID-19 & Collection Site Safety

The Department of Transportation has provided guidance relating to drug testing concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which states that truckers are still required to drug and alcohol test their employees under the Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA) for purposes of pre-employment, random, reasonable suspicion, return-to-duty, follow-up, and post-accident testing during these unrivaled times. Drug testing is available in thousands of locations across the United States and none of those locations are conducting testing for coronavirus. Most of the collection sites are following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved protocols for increased sanitation and disinfection.

 

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