Workplace Drug Testing

Edited by Steven B. Karch

Publisher: CRC Press Inc

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Format: Hardback

Publication date: 23 October 2007

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ISBN: 1420054481 ISBN 13: 9781420054484

Workplace Drug Testing

Reviews federal regulations and mandatory guidelines for federal workplace testing programs. This book demonstrates practical techniques for specimen collection and laboratory testing. It compares workplace testing outside the US including protocols, attitude surveys, and legislation. Top page

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Using sample protocols from the transportation and nuclear power industries, "Workplace Drug Testing" reviews current federal regulations and mandatory guidelines for federal workplace testing programs and demonstrates practical techniques for specimen collection and laboratory testing. The book compares workplace testing outside the US including protocols, attitude surveys, and legislation from Europe, Australia and South America. Chapters include analytical approaches for sample testing such as radioimmunoassay and enzyme immunoassay, as well as confirmatory testing via quality assurance, calibrators, and controls. The book also: offers analytical information for biological matrices other than urine; details the procedures for using hair, oral fluid, and sweat; and, examines the physiologic considerations when interpreting alternative matrix test results. Containing numerous tables and figures, expert data, and supported by extensive references, this is a crucial tool for those charged with maintaining a drug-free workplace. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: CRC Press Inc

City: Bosa Roca

Pages: 208

More info: height 254 mm width 178 mm weight 598 gr thickness 19 mm

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Age recommended: Professional and scholarly

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey:(DC22) 658.3822 Library of Congress Subject: Employees - Drug testing

Departments: Occupational / industrial health & safety; Medical toxicology;

Record updated at: 11 January, 2013 time: 02:27

Summary Workplace Drug Testing Introduction: Drugs in the Workplace, Y.H. Caplan, Ph.D., DABFT, and M.A. Huestis, Ph.D. An Overview of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs, D.M. Bush, Ph.D., DABFT The U.S. Department of Transportation's Workplace Testing Program, K.C. Edgell, M.S. Drug Testing in the Nuclear Power Industry: The NRC Fitness-for-Duty Rules, T.F. Shults, J.D., M.S. Workplace Drug Testing outside the U.S., A.Pierce, M.Sc., M.B.A. Analytical Considerations and Approaches for Drugs, D.S. Isenschmid, Ph.D. and B.A. Goldberger, Ph.D. Analytical Approaches for Drugs in Biological Matrices Other Than Urine, P. Kintz, Pharm.D., Ph.D., M. Villain, M.S., and V. Cirimele, Ph.D. Interpreting Alternative Matrix Test Results, E.J. Cone, Ph.D., A. Sampson-Cone, Ph.D., and M.A. Huestis, Ph.D. Specimen Validity Testing, Y.H. Caplan, Ph.D., DABFT The Role of the Medical Review Officer in Workplace Drug Testing, J.A. Thomasino, M.D., M.S., FACPM Quality Practices in Workplace Drug Testing, J.M. Mitchell, Ph.D. and F.M. Esposito, Ph.D. Legal Issues in Workplace Drug Testing, T.F. Shults, J.D., M.S. Index Top page