A Urine test for EtG/EtS can indicate alcohol consumption within up to approximately three days of specimen collection.
A Dried Blood Spot test for PEth can indicate high alcohol consumption within up to approximately three weeks of specimen collection.
A Hair or Nail test for EtG/EtS can indicate multiple occurrences of high alcohol consumption within up to approximately three months of collection.
Marijuana in the Workplace – What Florida Amendment 2 Means:
1. A Florida company is NOT required to accommodate any on-site medical use of marijuana.
2. Florida Employers CAN maintain a Drug Free Workplace Policy that also prohibits off-site medical marijuana use.
3. Amendment 2 does NOT prohibit DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing for Federally mandated modalities: FMCSA, FRA, PHMSA, FAA, FTA, UASCG, etc.
To learn more about marijuana in the workplace, visit our blog at https://www.nms123.com/medical-marijuana-in-the-workplace/.
NMS specializes in Employment Screening and Compliance, including:
• 24/7 Collections
• Drug & Alcohol Testing
• Background & Employment Credit Checks
• All DOT modalities.
• MRO, SAP, EAP, Workplace Programs
• Policy Development
• Training & Mock Audits
Contact us today to get started!
With COVID-19 numbers rising in Florida, we are here to help with all your testing needs. NMS Management Services has been on the frontlines testing Florida’s First Responders since the pandemic began. We have created an easy to execute Return to Work, Stay at Work strategy based on CDC and Department of Health recommendations. Call us today to learn how we can test your entire workforce on-site!
How do drugs alter your brain? Your brain makes you who you are. It lets you think, breathe, move, speak, and feel. When drugs enter the brain, they interfere with its normal functions and, over time, can even change how well it works.
1. When a person uses drugs for a long time, the effects on the person’s brain can become permanent—even if they stop using drugs.
2. Drugs can “fool” the brain because their chemical makeup is similar in size and shape as the natural brain chemicals called neurotransmitters, so they fit into brain receptors and start an unnatural chain reaction of electrical charges.
3. If a person uses the drug over and over, a tolerance can develop, which means the person needs more of the drug than before to get the same “high.”
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) recommend following the 6 guidelines below to help protect yourself and others as much as possible from getting the virus.
✅ Wash Your Hands Often
✅ Avoid Close Contact with Others
✅ Cover Your Mouth and Nose with a Cloth Face Cover
✅ Cover Coughs and Sneezes
✅ Clean and Disinfect
✅ Monitor Your Health
For information on how your workplace can be tested for the COVID-19 active virus and/or antibodies, contact us today.
On Friday, the House of Representatives approved a bill to federally legalize marijuana, expunge records, create a federal cannabis excise tax and fund programs to repair the harms of the war on drugs.
While the vote was mostly along party lines, five Republicans supported the reform and six Democrats opposed it.
Under the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, cannabis would be federally descheduled and those with prior convictions would have their records expunged. The descheduling provisions would be retroactive, too.
Click here to read more: https://www.marijuanamoment.net/house-approves-federal-marijuana-legalization-bill-in-historic-vote/
At NMS, we bring our expertise and years of experience to help you have a more productive workforce. We offer a wide variety of compliance solutions and screening services. It doesn’t matter what you need, we can help you with your business.
As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the country and the world, it is vital that employers do everything they can to protect their employees and keep them safe. Employees should feel confident that their workplaces are properly handling this current unique situation. There are several precautions employers can take, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), to help mitigate the risk for their employees, while also reducing employee concerns and fears.
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NMS OnBoard, our fully customizable onboarding platform, offers global and international background checks in more than 200 countries and territories.
NMS will help you design a global background check and drug testing strategy. Our best-in-class service is scalable to your work environment. Our global screening capabilities include:
✏️ Civil Litigation Searches
✏️ Criminal Searches
✏️ Credit Searches
✏️ Driving Records
✏️ Educational Verification
✏️ Employment Verification
✏️ Financial Regulatory Searches
✏️ Professional License Verification
✏️ Professional Reference
✏️ Sanction Searches
Our expertise is grounded in a 30-year history. We can help you advance business efficiencies and improve your pre-employment screening experience, plus help you meet compliance regulations that secure a Drug Free Workplace. Contact us today to get started.
May your holidays be filled with love, joy, and prosperity.
As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the country and the world, it is vital that employers do everything they can to protect their employees and keep them safe. Employees should feel confident that their workplaces are properly handling this current unique situation.
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What is the value of a drug-free workplace program?
✅ Workers’ compensation premium discount
✅ Safer and healthier workplace means increase in productivity and morale
✅ Decrease in use of medical benefits, absenteeism, accidents, downtime, turnover and theft
We can customize your program to meet your specific DOT and non-DOT drug and alcohol testing needs. Give us a call today to get started.
Did you know we offer all of the following services:
✔️ Drug & Alcohol Testing Programs (DOT & DFWP – FAA, FMCSA, FTA, FRA, PHMSA, USCG)
✔️ Random Selection Programs (Consortium, Pools, Custom)
✔️ Policy Development, Supervisor Reasonable Suspicion Training & Mock Audits
✔️ Background Checks
✔️ 24/7 Toll-Free Hotline for Emergency On-Site Collection Services
✔️ Return to Work/Stay at Work COVID-19 strategies & testing
These are just a few of the many testing, compliance, and screening services we offer our clients. Contact us today to learn more about these services and all the other services we offer.
Happy New Year! May the year ahead bring you joy, peace, and hope.
As employees come back to work after the holiday and coronavirus continues to spread, is imperative for employers to communicate with their workforce, take health and safety precautions, monitor information about the virus, and plan and prepare for emergencies.
Testing can be incorporated as part of a comprehensive approach to reducing transmission in non-healthcare workplaces so that actions can be taken to slow and stop the spread of the virus.
For information on how your workplace can be tested for the COVID-19 active virus and/or antibodies, contact us today.
Not only are we a proud member of the National Drug & Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA), but our very own Howard Taule serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors.
NDASA's mission is to advocate for safe and drug-free workplaces and communities through legislative advocacy, education, training and excellence in drug and alcohol screening services.
The Association provides industry training and certifications, national and regional educational conferences, governmental advocacy on the federal and state levels, including the US Department of Transportation and focuses on the issues and challenges facing the nation’s drug and alcohol testing industry, employers and members.
As we start the New Year, we can help you reduce the amount of time your employees are out sick and have a more productive workforce by implementing a 2021 Workplace Wellness Program. Reports indicate that:
🍎 48% percent of employers who offer wellness programs said they are effective in improving employee productivity.
🍎 Wellness program participation promotes loyalty and decreases employee turn-over.
🍎 Employees reported successful achievement of goals in wellness programs for increasing exercise, losing weight, improving diet and getting regular checkups.
🍎 69% of employers reported that health and wellness programs can be effective at reducing medical costs.
A healthier workforce reduces medical and disability expenses, therefore in effect increasing company profits. Give us a call today to get started.
As we begin the new year, there are two different types of COVID-19 tests you can implement at your workplace to help protect your workforce:
✅ Viral tests: evaluate whether the virus is present in respiratory or other samples. Results from these tests help public health officials identify and isolate people who are currently infected.
✅ Antibody tests: can identify people who may have been previously exposed to COVID-19 and may have developed an immune response to the virus is referred to as the IgG antibody test. The CDC does not currently recommend using antibody testing as the sole basis for diagnosing current infection.
As coronavirus continues to spread, is imperative for employers to communicate with their workforce, take health and safety precautions, monitor information about the virus, and plan and prepare for emergencies.
With NMS Onboard, make managing your onboarding process more efficient and effective! This program allows you to:
1️⃣ Extend a personal welcome with new hire onboarding portals, greet employees with welcome messages, images, and videos that are specific to their role and housed on an online portal.
2️⃣ Go paperless streamline I-9, W-4, e-verify processes, drug testing and background checks with paperless preparation and storage. Access dozens of these standard forms in your file library!
3️⃣ Automate task checklists to help everyone stay on track, create and store both internal and new hire onboarding tasks, assign due dates, and schedule automated email reminders.
4️⃣ Measure your progress keep a pulse on the impact of your onboarding process with user-friendly reporting.
Getting results has never been easier. Contact us today to get started.
We are all human and subject to being involved in accidents. While most accidents may be out of our control, others can easily be avoided. Here are just a few of the reasons why testing safety-sensitive employees after an accident is important.
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The latest FMCSA violation data was just released and the numbers indicate some alarming data: of every 100 carriers who get audited by the DOT, only seven pass without a violation. And the remaining 93 percent? By the time their audit is complete, they have an average of seven violations.
Here are the top 4 violations of 2020:
1️⃣ Allowing a Driver to Operate With a Suspended/Revoked CDL
2️⃣ & 3️⃣Failing to Implement an Alcohol and/or Drug Testing Program (or Random Testing Program)
4️⃣ Allowing a Driver With More Than One CDL to Drive a CMV
Other common areas of noncompliance involved using an unqualified driver, employing a driver who was disqualified from holding a CDL and not keeping inquiries into the driver’s employment record in the driver qualification file.
Give us a call if you'd like to discuss how we can help you avoid these or any violations.
For decades, marijuana has been viewed as taboo, and any users, manufacturers, and distributors could be subject to severe consequences and penalties. But will all of this change with the MORE Act?
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There are several precautions employers can take, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), to help mitigate the risk for their employees, while also reducing employee concerns and fears. They include:
𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐈𝐧-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐬
𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐤
𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞
𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬
𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐬
𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
As coronavirus continues to spread, is imperative for employers to communicate with their workforce, take health and safety precautions, monitor information about the virus, and plan and prepare for emergencies.
For information on how your workplace can be tested for the COVID-19 active virus and/or antibodies, contact us today!
Messenger RNA vaccines—also called mRNA vaccines—are some of the first COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the United States.
Here are some key points to know about this type of vaccine, according to the CDC:
💉 Like all vaccines, COVID-19 mRNA vaccines have been rigorously tested for safety before being authorized for use in the United States.
💉 mRNA technology is new, but not unknown. They have been studied for more than a decade.
💉 mRNA vaccines do not contain a live virus and do not carry a risk of causing disease in the vaccinated person.
💉 mRNA from the vaccine never enters the nucleus of the cell and does not affect or interact with a person’s DNA.
mRNA vaccines also have several benefits compared to other types of vaccines including use of a non-infectious element, shorter manufacturing times, and potential for targeting of multiple diseases.
They can be developed in a laboratory using a DNA template and readily available materials. This means the process can be standardized and scaled up, making vaccine development faster than traditional methods.
The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that drug use by employees cost businesses billions of dollars annually because of increased absenteeism, decreased productivity, workplace accidents, and health care and workers’ compensation fees.
The implementation of a drug testing policy can assist your business in reducing these costs by lowering your risks and liability. With the advent of legal, medical and, in some states, recreational marijuana, drug use is becoming more prevalent in the workplace with employees claiming they are legally using marijuana in accordance with state law.
Have questions about your HR policies, training, or drug-free workplace policies? Our knowledgeable and professional staff members here at NMS Management Services welcome the opportunity to work with you.
NMS Management Services offers Drug Screening and Alcohol Testing Programs Globally.
Our services include collections (in-house and mobile), MRO, account management, & electronic reporting.
Our collectors are SAMHSA certified and trained to collect urine, hair, oral fluid and breath alcohol tests.
Give us a call or DM us to learn how we may be able to help you!
Whether you work for the government or a private entity, supervisors are the pivotal connection between having a list of duties that need to be completed and productivity.
How are you helping your supervisors motivate others, effectively communicate expectations, and increase performance across the board?
Click to read more and feel free to contact us if you'd like a free policy review!
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Thank you to our friend Matthew King for the wonderful review! We are so grateful to have such wonderful clients.
Did you know that we offer 24/7 Emergency On-Site Testing?
Our staff of trained collectors is prepared 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and can be dispatched anywhere including the most complex accident scenes.
NMS Management Services is your single source for all aspects of your drug testing program, including:
1️⃣ E-Chains – convenient access to testing for our clients and prevent legibility issues with identifying your applicant/employee
2️⃣ Paperless & Integrated – we can integrate into your current ATS, CRM or HRIS system
3️⃣ Access – your employees can access our network of thousands of certified collection sites
4️⃣ Document Management – our online document management tools can assist in maintaining your testing program records
Call us today for a free DOT compliance check!
From background checks to DOT testing & compliance nationwide, we do it all. NMS is your best option because we’re the best at what we do.
Give us a call to learn how we can help you with all your drug and alcohol screening and compliance needs.
Keeping the highways safe is no small task, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse aka “The Clearinghouse” aims to do just that.
While it is still in its infancy, The Clearinghouse has successfully been able to monitor its impact on highway safety by recording, querying, and reporting. In June of 2020, we noted their effects and impacts, so let’s take a look at what they have been able to accomplish after just one year of operating.
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FMCSA Clearinghouse: Improving Highway Safety After Only One Year | NMS Management Services
A survey conducted by the National Safety Council found that more than 70% believed they had been impacted by prescription drug abuse, mainly from worker absenteeism, substance use at work, positive drug tests and decreased performance.
Accidents related to prescription drug abuse are also driving up employers’ costs when it comes to worker’s compensation and health insurance. To keep costs contained, improve your Drug Testing & EAP Policy today.
Learn how NMS can help you do so by giving us a call.
Employee wellness programs have many benefits, including increased productivity, higher employee retention rates, and more engaged, energized employees overall.
But planning, implementing, and maintaining an employee wellness program is a big undertaking.
How can you do it successfully and reap the rewards it brings? Click to find out!
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How can you improve your existing alcohol testing program? Every DOT federal carrier must have one in place, but here are three key recommendations to help ensure that nothing falls through the cracks.
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As the one-year mark of COVID-19 approaches and more vaccines become increasingly available, it begs the question of what returning to work will look like.
There are still numerous employment and safe working guideline uncertainties from employees, employers, and consumers.
No matter where your company in located, creating return to work guidelines is imperative for your business, employees, and the general public’s health and well-being. The key is determining which return to work guidelines make the most sense for your line of work.
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Best Return to Work Guidelines While Vaccines Are Being Distributed | NMS Management Services
Our Background Screening services are available in over 200 countries and territories worldwide and are completely customizable to match your exact needs.
Call or DM us today for more info!
Many businesses and industries have been facing unprecedented challenges for the past year and are trying to navigate the best workplace policies to safely reopen.
In these still uncertain times, the only way businesses will survive the storm is to find the right balance that protects their employees, customers, and business.
However, finding that balance can feel daunting, but there are a few simple steps you can take to ensure your business is following the best safety measures possible.
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Join this free webinar on March 9th by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to learn about turnkey activities and free resources to help promote mindfulness and teach teens how to practice health-enhancing behaviors, which can support better management of stress and reduce the chances of exploring substance use as an alternative.
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For over a year now, the FMCSA has been working to improve highway safety by providing employers the information they need when it comes to making safety-sensitive decisions.
Here's what they have been able to accomplish after just one year of operating:
✅ 1,767,885 registrations
✅ 4,268,411 queries
✅ 56,158 violations (82% of these being positive drug tests)
Collecting data and providing pertinent information to employers hiring or managing safety-sensitive positions is the Clearinghouse’s main priority to help ensure highway safety.
Safety audits are not the only way your company may come under the watchful eyes of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The 4 most common reasons for audits and compliance reviews are:
✏️ New Entrant Audit
✏️ High BASIC scores
✏️ Safety Complaints
✏️ Serious Accidents
Whether you are a new carrier or have been around for decades, it is always a good idea to make sure you are in compliance.
If your company were to get a DOT audit, would you be compliant? Are you familiar with DOT’s regulations to avoid common, recently increased fines? Have you complied with DOT’s FMCSA Clearinghouse requirements?
If you are unsure, contact us today to discuss how we can help ensure you are always in compliance so that you can have peace of mind knowing you are prepared for any audit that comes your way.
Hiring employees comes with a certain amount of risk, especially when hiring safety-sensitive employees whose tasks can affect their own and others’ health and safety.
There are several legal and regulatory safeguards put in place to help protect the employer, the employee, customers, and the general public, including testing and collections after an accident.
When an accident doesn’t fall under the DOT Post Accident Testing guidelines, testing safety-sensitive employees after an accident is not mandatory.
It is up to the discretion of the employer and, in some cases, may not appear to be necessary. However, testing the employee only helps clarify what happened and assists the employer to cover all bases and attain sufficient evidentiary support to better guide the next course of action.
Whether you need a third-party administrator of employment screening and compliance services year-round or just in the event of an accident, we can help. Call or DM us today to learn more.
What is the difference between a DOT Drug Test and a Non-DOT Drug Test?
1️⃣ A DOT drug (or alcohol) test is a test done under DOT authority on a DOT-regulated employee, meaning that person is a safety-sensitive employee.
2️⃣ Conversely, a non-DOT drug or alcohol test is typically done under an employer’s authority (in an industry that’s not regulated by the U.S. Dept of Transportation). The employer can decide which employees they want to test and can manage their drug testing program based on their goals and needs.
If you have questions about DOT or Non-DOT Drug Testing, we are here to help. We even offer free policy reviews. Give us a call or DM us today! ✨
In terms of safety, information is power. While your company may be up-to-date on all Coronavirus guidelines, make sure you devise a system so that your employees receive and understand any changes in your company’s policies.
You can keep them updated through newsletters, mandatory training, or company-wide briefings. Make sure that whichever method you choose is sustainable and accessible in case employees have questions.
If you are in need of at-work COVID-19 testing services, we can help. Give us a call today.
Businesses can assist their employees to help educate and keep their children safe and drug free.
Become involved as employers, parents, grandparents, caretakers, teachers, aunts and uncles so we can save our kids from drug abuse, drug overdoses, and death.
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Daily life was rapidly upended almost exactly a year ago, and many companies were not prepared to make drastic changes to their company structure.
As we learn more about this virus and how to pivot, you can continue to better prepare and enhance your safety guidelines.
The key to being prepared for change is being steadfast in your protocols, creating contingency plans, and preparing supervisors. Training is the best way to get everyone on the same page.
With things sometimes changing very quickly, positively or negatively, empowering supervisors and other employees to pivot quickly and succeed despite changing circumstances is key.
Contact us for assistance with implementing a supervisory training program at your workplace.
When interviewing a candidate for an open position at your company, you may have a gut instinct about that individual. Intuition can play a role and help supplement a candidate’s resume and experience in the hiring process.
But before you make an offer, you should also run a background check on the candidate. While background checks may seem excessive, especially if you run a small business or you feel like you know the candidate well enough already, that is not necessarily the case.
Even the seemingly most trustworthy candidate could be hiding something, and it is important to know exactly who you are hiring.
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This week is National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week!
It is an annual health observance week where teens have an opportunity to get connected with resources that SHATTER THE MYTHS® about drugs and alcohol.
The week was launched in 2010 by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a federal scientific research institute and is the largest supporter of the world’s research on drug use and addiction.
Check out the website to learn how you can participate: https://teens.drugabuse.gov/national-drug-alcohol-facts-week
We encourage you to stay informed on the facts and to join in on National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week!
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