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Total Drug Testing and Occupational Healthcare Solutions
Every year employers spend millions of dollars recovering from negligent law suits caused by employee drug and alcohol induced workplace incidents. Let EBI's award winning drug testing and occupational healthcare solutions provide you with proper guidance and solid protection against lost production, higher worker’s compensation rates and workplace violence derived from employee drug and alcohol abuse.

Defense Mechanisms
Incorporating the use of drug and alcohol testing in the workplace should be a matter of corporate culture, company policy and even compliance in some industries. Even if you do not have a drug and alcohol testing policy yet, adopting a “zero tolerance” statement is the place to start. Notifying candidates at the time of application that your company has a “zero tolerance” for drug and alcohol abusers, as well as providing employees with clear and direct corporate statements within company handbooks will send a clear message that abusers are not welcome at your place of employment.

Where do I Begin?
EBI’s Department of Drug Testing and Occupational Healthcare is in a class of its own and can provide you with total assistance in creating a substance abuse testing program to meet your corporate objectives. Our professionals will make sure your program is in complete compliance with specific industry needs as well as in conjunction with Regulated Department of Transportation (DOT) and Non-regulated (Non-DOT) protocols. As your partner, EBI will provide you with the right drug testing products and services to meet your testing needs. We will assist in reviewing forms, procedures and practices and providing assistance on program implementation and entire program management - no matter the size.

Instant or Lab Based?
Determining your corporate drug testing policy is a huge task. Let EBI help! Are you looking for an instant test or do regulations, such as DOT, require a lab based urine drug test at a third-party collection site? Here are just some of the testing options that EBI can provide:

ORAL FLUID TESTING is a cost-effective and easy to use alternative to traditional lab based urine testing. EBI offers a variety of oral fluid drug and alcohol testing solutions to meet your needs which even includes optional panel configurations
LAB BASED URINE DRUG TESTING based on the drug panel specifications you require. We offer standard, expanded and customized panels with varying testing and confirmatory cutoffs to match your specific drug program.
HAIR TESTING is also an option and is considered a “life-style” test, as traces of drugs can be detected for several months or years within a hair follicle.
EBI’S QED (INSTANT SALIVA ALCOHOL SCREEN) is an on-site, low-cost alternative to breath or blood testing. It is an excellent option as a post-accident or just-cause testing method and is approved by the Department of Transportation (DOT) as a screening test.

No matter if you program calls for lab based or an instant solution, EBI will make sure that your drug testing programs meet your specific needs and are 100% compliant.

Call EBI today for assistance with all of your employment, drug testing or occupational healthcare needs. 800.324.700

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