Pre Employment Services

 Redwood City Health and Wellness is equipped to deal with your business needs, such as pre-employment physicals and drug tests, random drug testing, and Alcohol testing. We can typically accommodate same day appointments for drug and alcohol screenings and so you can enjoy a quick and easy experience. Call today to set up an appointment. (650) - 503 - 8612

DOT and NON-DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing

When an employer requests a drug test from an employee, the employee is instructed to go to a collection site. There, the employee’s urine is collected in a specially designed secure cup and sealed with a tamper resistant tape. The cup is then sent by express delivery service to a testing laboratory where it will be tested for several drugs. The first step at the testing site is to split the urine into two aliquots. One aliquot is first screened for drugs using an analyzer that performs immunoassay as the initial screen. If the urine screen is positive, then another aliquot of the sample is used to confirm the findings by gas chromatography – mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) methodology. All test results are relayed to an MRO (Medical Review Office) where a medical physician reviews the results. If the result of the screen is negative, the MRO informs the employer that the employee is clean and has no detectable drug in the urine.

Breath Alcohol Testing for DOT employees for random, reasonable suspicion and post-accident testing to determine blood alcohol content in real time.

NON DOT INSTANT DRUG TESTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE

Lab confirmation is available on positive results for instant tests

Drug and Alcohol Tests Required by the DOT:

1-Pre-Employment:

This is by far the most common type of drug test used by businesses. We are keeping our customers in compliance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations. Our priority is to keep the work place a safe place for everyone.

2- Post-Accident:

Post-incident drug testing is not a very commonly administered test compared to the others, but the financial ramifications of not testing employees after an accident (or other incident) on the job makes this test worthwhile for most businesses. The point of this test is not necessarily to cause the employee to lose his or her job, but rather to protect the company from liability in the event that the individual is under the influence at the time of the accident. If drugs or alcohol are detected in any significant quantity, the argument can be made in court that the individual was intoxicated on the job, and for that reason, the company should not be held liable for injuries sustained by the employee.

3- Random drug testing:

Random drug testing is the most effective format. In the USA, random drug testing is used by a growing number of corporations, drug rehab centers, prisons, the military, police and fire departments, government agencies, and more recently, schools. It may also be used on teens by their parents, or mandated to be performed at school. The goal of random testing is to discourage drug use among employees, inmates, or students by not telling anyone who or when or where they are to be tested in advance.

We do 5-panel DOT and non-DOT drug test, plus 10-panel non-DOT drug testing, or any combination thereof, as required by the employer. Whether your business requires pre-employment, post-accident, random, Reasonable-Suspicion, Return-to-Duty or Follow-Up testing programs, we’re here to help.

ALSO AVAILABLE 5 PANEL INSTANT, AND LAB BASED NON DOT DRUG TESTING SUCH AS NON DOT 5 PANEL AND 9 PANEL

we are here to provide DOT-Complaint drug and alcohol testing and drug free workplace programs to DOT regulated industries such as: