Construction is among the top five industries with the highest overall rate of past month illicit drug use among full-time employees. Due to the growing availability and use of cannabis, employers in these construction trades may need to reassess their drug testing programs.
Building
Heavy Construction
Specialty Trades
In a field that experiences hundreds of fatalities and thousands of injuries annually, construction employers worry cannabis use will create additional safety risks and costs. A recent use cannabis breath test that limits detection to a few hours and deters risks associated with workday use delivers a much-needed solution.
“A growing number of employees are coming to my office and expressing concern about coworkers who use marijuana at their lunch hour during a shift."
Construction Employer
Cannabis Breath Testing for the Construction Trades
How and when to test employees using the HOUND® CANNABIS BREATHALYZER:
Random
The unscheduled testing of employees.
Reasonable Suspicion
Testing an employee when there is evidence or reasonable cause to suspect drug use.
Post-Incident
Testing an employee or team involved in a workplace incident.
Onboarding
Testing all new employees within a predefined period after their date of initial employment.
Continuous
Testing all employees throughout the continuum of employment.
Return-to-Duty
Testing employees who are returning to work after an extended leave or after a previous positive test.
Random
The unscheduled testing of employees.
Reasonable Suspicion
Testing an employee when there is evidence or reasonable cause to suspect drug use.
Post-Incident
Testing an employee or team involved in a workplace incident.
Onboarding
Testing all new employees within a predefined period after their date of initial employment.
Continuous
Testing all employees throughout the continuum of employment.
Return-to-Duty
Testing employees who are returning to work after an extended leave or after a previous positive test.
How to successfully maintain workplace drug testing.
Enhance Safety + Boost Hiring with a Cannabis Breath Test
THC accounts for more than half of all positive drug tests, and companies who don’t drug test are 1.5X more likely to have active cannabis users working for them. With significant growth expected in the construction industry, some employers are struggling to recruit and retain enough qualified employees to meet demand. The HOUND® CANNABIS BREATHALYZER delivers a solution to detect and deter on-the-job cannabis use, reduce safety risks, and promote employee fairness.
Deter recent use
Leverage the industry’s shortest detection window to deter cannabis use on the job or shortly before coming to work.
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Improve workplace safety
Mitigate risk, protect policy-abiding employees, and reduce costs associated with high-risk workday cannabis use.
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Enhance candidate + employee fairness
Objective results distinguish between past marijuana use and recent use that correlates more closely to the workday.