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Do pre employment drug tests test for benzodiazepines?

Joe Ford

Do pre employment drug tests test for benzodiazepines?

Many civil servants must pass a 10-panel test, particularly if their job entails dangerous work or the employee must ensure the safety of others. Standard 10-panel test: typically looks for cocaine, marijuana, PCP, amphetamines, opiates, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, methadone, propoxyphene, & Quaaludes.

What substances can be detected in a urine drug screening?

The urine drug test usually screens for:

  • amphetamines.
  • methamphetamines.
  • benzodiazepines.
  • barbiturates.
  • marijuana.
  • cocaine.
  • PCP.
  • methadone.

What drugs are tested for in a pre employment drug screening?

Typical drugs screened in a pre-employment urine drug test include marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines and methamphetamines, PCP, opiates, with the option for employers to test for many additional substances.

When do employers do drug tests?

If a company tests for drug use, it is most often part of the pre-employment screening process and would be required after the employer has offered the prospective employee a job, pending the results of the drug test. A failed drug test could result in the job offer being withdrawn.

Do all jobs require a drug test?

Most private employers are not required to test for alcohol or drug use. The big exception to this rule is for transportation and other safety-sensitive industries that are regulated by certain federal agencies such as the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the U.S. Coast Guard.

Can you not get a job if you smoke?

The following states prohibit employers from refusing to hire smokers, unless being a smoker goes against a specific job qualification: California.

Do smokers get extra breaks at work?

In California, if there is a break room for smokers, there must be enough break rooms for all nonsmokers.

Do smokers have rights at work?

Employers must, by law, prevent people from smoking at work if within an enclosed or substantially enclosed space or in certain vehicles. Before the workplace smoking bans, UNISON had taken legal action on behalf of members who have had their health permanently damaged by exposure to passive smoke at work.

Is refusing to hire smokers discrimination?

In four states (California, Colorado, New York, and North Carolina) there is no specific law related to employee tobacco use but smokers are protected under broader state statutes that prohibit employers from discriminating against any employee who engages in a lawful activity. California also has a law that protects …

Can my employer stop me smoking outside premises?

If they own the premises, yes, they can ask people not to smoke or stand on their property. If people are smoking outside, but on the employers premises, then bins or ashtrays should be provided. …