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Drug Testing Deterrent - Employees Quit Rather Than Face the Music or Urine Cup!


Washington Closure Hanford, a radioactive waste disposal plant in Washington State has a zero tolerance substance abuse policy and recently showed why the policy is an effective deterrent.

Six workers at the site decided to quit rather than submit to drug testing after a baggie of marijuana was found in building at the landfill called the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility.

A spokesman for the nuclear reservation contractor, Todd Nelson of Washington Closure stated to local media that managers found the baggie in the workers' day room Aug. 8 and immediately ordered drug tests for about 100 workers.

Six resigned rather than be tested. Results for 18 other employees are pending. All the rest of the tests were negative.

When it comes to compliant and multi-leveled substance abuse testing programs for the construction industry, Pittsburgh Drug Testing firm Mobile Medical Corporation (MMC) offers a vast array of compatible screening solutions designed to meet any Drug Free Workplace initiative nationwide. MMC's certified collection technicians all pass a rigorous DATIA training course. MMC partners with the largest accredited laboratories in the nation which allows us to truly be involved from start to finish on every drug test we perform for our clients. All of Mobile Medical Corporation's laboratory partners are certified by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to meet all strict government requirements.

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