We published an article earlier this year all about the 2018 Drug Testing Index results that released findings showing workplace drug positivity rates are now at the highest rates we’ve seen in over a decade.

More than 14 million urine drug tests are analyzed in Quest’s Drug Testing Index to help provide industry specific insights on drug use. This latest analysis showed that within the U.S. workforce urine drug tests have seen year-over-year double-digit increases in workplace drug positivity within 6 out of 17 industry sectors.

Among these industries, the Retail Trade Industry has seen the highest overall positivity rate across the past four years.

Other industries that have seen year-over-year double-digit increases in drug positivity include:

-Transportation & Warehousing
-Other Service Industries
-Wholesale Trade
-Construction
-Administrative Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services

Barry Sample, PhD, senior director of science and technology at Quest Diagnostics spoke out about the findings, “Our [examination] of drug positivity data suggest drug use by the nation’s workforce is growing across a broad swath of industries. Of particular concern are sharp jumps in positivity rates seen in sectors like transportation and warehousing and construction that directly affect public safety. Staying vigilant and providing support for employees who test positive for drug use are key for employers seeking to maintain a safe, healthy workforce.”

If you have questions about how you can improve your drug testing program to help keep your workplace safe and accident free, give our drug testing department a call at 888-919-8378 or shoot us an email at mail@blueline-services.com.

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These changes include:

1. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has increased its annual random drug testing rate from 25% to 50%. Their alcohol testing rate will remain at 10% for 2019.

-The FTA is required to raise their drug testing rate if the reported positive rate is 1% or greater. The agency reported an increase to 1.06% reported drug testing positives in 2017.

2. The Coast Guard increased their random drug testing rate to 50%.

3. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) random testing rates will remain unchanged for 2019.

-FAA: is 25% for drug and 10% for alcohol testing

-PHMSA: 50% for drug testing

4. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will remain unchanged with random drug testing rates of 25% and a 10% rate for alcohol testing.

5. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has also stayed the same.

-Covered Service rates: 25% for drug testing and 10% for alcohol

-Maintenance of Way: 50% for drug testing and 25% for alcohol

Visit transportation.gov to see the DOT’s complete chart of 2019’s annual drug and alcohol testing rates.

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