| Employers entrust their workers with a | | | | Employers are bound by law to provide a |
| vast array of responsibilities in their | | | | safe working environment for their |
| businesses. Many employers feel it is | | | | employees, to minimize the risks of |
| necessary for prospective employees to | | | | accidents or injuries. This is one of |
| submit to a pre-employment drug | | | | the most common reasons for drug testing |
| screening. This is especially true in | | | | in the workplace. Employers understand |
| industries that require the use of heavy | | | | that drug abuse may alter reasoning and |
| machinery such as forklift drivers, | | | | logical abilities, thereby causing |
| assembly workers and even drivers.In the | | | | unnecessary and preventable workplace |
| United States, we are fortunate to have | | | | accidents. |
| strict guidelines for workplace safety. | | | | |