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  Drug and Alcohol Testing and Screening Services
Why Drug Test Employees?
Substance abuse costs American businesses more than $100 billion every year.  This impact can be felt in all types of companies and all areas of industry.  National Statistics show that substance abusers tend to seek employment with companies that do not drug screen and employed substance abusers are:

     - 38-50% more likely to cause workplace accidents
     - Five times more likely to file a Worker’s Compensation claim
     - One third less productive than other employees
     - Costing your company 300% more in medical benefits

TESI promotes a drug-free workplace and is committed to providing services that will allow companies to promote a safe and drug-free work environment as well.

We offer :
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     - Drug Testing
     - Alcohol Testing
     - Random Testing
     - Personal Testing

TESI can provide full-service or collection only, DOT and Non-DOT drug and alcohol testing for the following reasons (No appointment necessary):

     - Pre-employment
     - Random Testing
     - Federal DOT Requirements
     - Promotions
     - Post Accident
     - Reasonable Suspicion
     - Post Substance Abuse Treatment
     - Return to Duty After Treatment
     - Federal Certifications Requirements
     - Personal or Family Reasons
 
 
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Drug Testing
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  Full Service
Full service drug testing consists of the collection of the specimen (urine, hair or saliva), testing of the specimen, and conveying the test results to the “Designated Employer Representative” as specified by the client.  TESI utilizes a Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Certified Laboratory to conduct these tests.  All DOT collections adhere to CFR Part 40 regulations, current DOT Urine Specimen Collection Procedure Guidelines, and DOT Agency Regulations. Contact our Screening Specialist to assist you in determining the best testing option above to address your specific concerns or needs.

  Collection Service
Collection Services include collection of the specimen and shipment of the specimen to the laboratory of your choice via an overnight (or other) courier.  Test results go directly from the laboratory to your company or a Third-Party Administrator.  This method is used only when your company has contracted drug testing services through a certified laboratory.  TESI is a an approved collection site for most major Laboratories in the United States including Lab Corp, Kroll and Clinical Reference Laboratories (CRL).  TESI is also a preferred collection site for both Quest and Medtox Laboratories.

  Hair Testing
TESI is equipped to perform both full service and/or collection only hair collections.  Alternate collection methods including hair testing, are becoming more popular because they are non-invasive and can occur anywhere at any time.  Hair testing has the added advantage of providing a longer window of detection time for prior drug usage; up to 90 days.  This is increasingly beneficial to employers for use during pre-employment and random drug testing.  Hair specimens undergo the same high level of initial and confirmation testing as other specimen tests.  TESI is a preferred Quest hair collection site.

  Saliva Testing
Oral fluid testing is an alternative collection method gaining popularity in recent years.  Oral fluid testing is effective in identifying recent drug use and therefore is frequently used in post accident testing.  These collections offer less embarrassment for donors and convenience during on-site testing for employers.

  Remote / Onsite Collection Service
Onsite drug and alcohol testing is a convenient service TESI offers.  Our representatives will come directly to your facility to collect specimens, thereby enabling your employees to save time away from work.  This method is often used for random drug testing or large group testing.
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Alcohol Testing
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Breath alcohol testing is primarily used to meet the requirements of the Department of Transportation (DOT) in addition to post-accident and reasonable suspicion testing.  Arrangements for on-site testing can be made as well.

TESI utilizes three forms of alcohol screening devices.  The first two are the Drager Breathalyzer Screening Device and the Alcotest Screening Device.  These two devices meet all industry standards for evidential breath alcohol testing and are utilized to conduct breath alcohol testing in accordance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations.  The third is the AlcoCheck Screening Device which rounds out our TESI objective to meet all alcohol your testing needs.  All three of the above appear on the National Highway Transportation Safety Administrations (NHTSA) conforming products lists.

These devices measure the amount of alcohol in the breath which is in direct correlation with the amount of alcohol in the blood.  A test result of 0.02 or higher from any of the above devices, will result in a confirmation test on the Drager Breathalyzer Screening Device. 
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Random Testing/Random Selection Service
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TESI can manage the random selection of your employees for your drug and alcohol testing program.  TESI uses a secure computerized system which enables us to set up and maintain your random pool groups for both DOT and Non-DOT employees.

Simply provide TESI with pool group employee names, the percentage you would like tested, and the random pull frequency, (monthly, quarterly or bi-annually), and we can take if from there!

For DOT pool groups we will automatically pull 50% drug testing and 10% alcohol testing.  In addition, TESI can arrange to come onsite and do the drug and alcohol testing for you.
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Personal Testing
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TESI is proud to offer individuals the capability to come in for personal drug screen collections.  Individual donors have the option of choosing from urine or other alternative screening methods. Urine screens afford the donor the opportunity to select rapid (point of collection) tests or laboratory tests. 

Rapid tests can be performed at your local TESI office by our Screening Technician, or can be purchased for use at home. These quick tests are also advantageous for parents wanting to privately test their teens at home.  The limited materials required for Rapid tests are provided to you for fast and easy to read results.