Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry News
FMCSA Clearinghouse Regulations Finalized
Lowering Safety Risks On December 2, 2016 new US Department of Transportation regulations were announced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), requiring employers to use their Clearinghouse Database to better track employees who have a history of...
Industry Awaits Suncor Appeal Results
Random drug testing has been a controversial issue in Canada as it juxtaposes workplace safety with employee privacy rights. The Alberta Court of Appeal is currently deliberating on the use of random drug and alcohol testing between Suncor Energy Inc. and Unifor...
Chronic Pain and Drug Abuse
Chronic pain is a daily battle for tens of thousands of Canadians, pain management can come in many forms including strong opioid pain management regimes. There has been a huge amount of media coverage concerning opioid pain medication and its correlation to drug...
Testing for Marijuana in Canada as Legalization Approaches
The legalization of marijuana in Canada is a hot topic in the news, with debate surrounding issues from how to test for impairment to how sales and distribution for recreational users will work. The Hill Times released an article that extensively covers logistical...
Ontario Human Rights Commission Drug and Alcohol Policy Review
The Ontario Human Rights Commission has released a revised version of their drug and alcohol testing policy, this revision provides employers updated information concerning the legality of implementing or maintaining drug and alcohol testing programs. As the policy...
The State of Opioid Use in Canada
Overdose Increase There has been increasing media coverage on the dangers of fentanyl use Canada wide with various incidents over the past fews months of accidental fentanyl overdoses. In many of the overdose instances fentanyl was found cut into various recreational...
Being a Collector, What’s it All About?
Types of Collectors To do collections in Canada one should be a Certified Specimen Collector. This means that the collector will be aware and well versed in all aspects of collecting, processing, and interpreting results from urine, oral fluid and hair specimens....
Executive Director Speaks at Wellpoint Conference
Work Better Safer 2016 DATAC’s Executive Director, Tim Salter, spoke recently at Wellpoint’s educational conference, Work Better Safer 2016, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Wellpoint conference hosted many esteemed speakers in the industry including Donna Bowyer from...
What is a Collection Service Provider or Third Party Administrator?
In Canada there is currently no government department which oversees the Drug and Alcohol Testing industry, but in the United States this falls under the purview of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s, Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy & Compliance. This means...