The purpose of the Clearinghouse is to prevent CDL holders with positive drug and alcohol test results, refused required drug and alcohol tests, or who have not undergone return-to-duty drug and alcohol rehabilitation process from job-hopping (moving to different states where the results do not follow them) – making it harder to hire these drivers and keeping the roads safer.
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The rate of drug test “positives” hit a 14-year high in 2018 with marijuana topping the list of the most commonly detected illicit substances. Another alarming finding is that post-accident “positives” increased throughout the U.S. workforce outpacing all other testing reasons, including pre-employment screening. The changing landscape of state marijuana laws, developing information on the
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OSHA’s “Top 10” list is nothing to brag about and it is certainly not as humorous as the famous “Top 10” from the Late Night Show. If anything, OSHA’s list may keep us up late at night worrying about how to avoid the various violations. Well, you can sleep tight because you have a trusted
Read more →On May 12, 2016, OSHA published a final rule that, among other things, amended 29 C.F.R. § 1904.35 to add a provision prohibiting employers from retaliating against employees for reporting work-related injuries or illnesses. See 29 C.F.R. § 1904.35(b)(1)(iv). In the preamble to the final rule and post-promulgation interpretive documents, OSHA discussed how the final rule could
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