How Mobile Drug Testing Technicians Are Saving Businesses Money

By Sharron Cantu


The safety and productivity of workers could be impacted negatively by use of drugs. The problem of drugs is not only witnessed in household and society level but also in workplaces. The employers and employees may collaborate in one way or the other to stamp out this menace. Using the services of mobile drug testing technicians, employees are screened in workplace to determine if they use illegal substances.

Drugs affect workers in various ways ranging from impaired judgment to loss of consciousness and reduced alertness. It would be dangerous for workers to perform duties when they are intoxicated or suffer the after-effects of drugs. Workers who perform sensitive duties such as operating machines or guarding premises could put other employees or themselves into dangers if they are drunk or under the influence of substances.

It not only makes the workplace unsafe but also brings about other set of challenges to both the employees and workers. Employees on one hand suffer when some are using drugs. The drug users could cause accidents that injure them or other employees. Accidents can turn around the life of employees if they are severe.

Instead of employers taking their employees to the lab facilities, they can organize with the technicians for the screening to be done within the premises. The testing technicians will come with their equipments and the necessary kits to conduct the tests. It is a process that takes a short time to complete.

The workers are compensated for the damage they suffer. Workers may become irresponsible and damage assets and machinery. All these aspects affect the business since more equipment and machinery are repaired every now and then, and others are replaced so soon after they have been bought. The cost of conducting tests cannot be likened with what employers have to suffer.

Similarly, workers may use substances that cleanse the body of things like toxins in order to remove the drugs substances in body. Considering that, there are readily available substances, which could be used to cleanse the body, employees travelling for tests may use them. This will lead to inaccurate results that cannot be relied upon by the management to make key decision on drugs use.

The time, which employees need to visit lab facilities is a lot compared to when technicians come and conduct tests within the business premises. It may require close to 2 hours or more for each employee who is going for tests away from a company. If you are doing routine screening after every few months or the number of employees being tested is more, then you might be losing too many hours. This is time which is payable as the workers are considered to be in duty.

The end result is more repercussions to the employer and other employees. Drugs do not only affect those who use them but also other workers and the employers. Employees do not feel safe and comfortable while some of them are using these substances. This could reduce the productivity among the workforce thus affecting the entire business at large.




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