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The program is designed to reduce the number of accidents in the workplace, therefore, reducing the number of workers' compensation claims.
 Substance abusers are 3 to 4 times more likely to be involved in workplace accidents.
If your company is not testing, the drug users will find you. Drug users target companies with no drug testing policy. Don't be a target!
Drug abuse at the work site can cost 10% of annual payroll, estimating as high as $100 billion per year.
The Silent Killer...Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the workplace was once never talked about. Today it's different. More and more companies are working hard to promote an environment that is substance-free and safer for employees.
70% of illegal drug users are employed and 25%-50% less productive.
And Now Ohio businesses are eligible to receive significant savings, up to 20% in addition to group rating discounts, on their workers' compensation premiums by reducing drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace.
MEDGroup Mobile's Comprehensive Drug Free Program
 MEDGroup Mobile, together with the BWC and ODADAS, is working with eligible businesses to implement drug free workplaces. Collectively, our goal is to insure a program that produces the highest results with the most savings to your workers' compensation premiums.
Workplace Program Potential Discounts
AS AN APPROVED PROVIDER, MEDGroup Mobile offers the most comprehensive program needed for a business to meet BWC and ODADAS requirements for receiving maximum discounts. Our experience providing employers with on-site medical services, using our mobile vans, gives us the ability to put a program in place that works for you. We take clients through the complete process including drug recognition through creating policies, training and testing.
 IT'S THE LAW
If you employ any person who must hold a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) to operate a motor vehicle, the Department of Transportation requires employers to randomly test CDL holders for alcohol and controlled substances.
RESEARCH COMPELS IT
Even if you are not under federal mandate, statistics about drug use in the workplace present compelling reasons to implement drug-testing and awareness programs.
Company Executives and Personnel Managers
 Are you:
Looking for a way to decrease employee down-time?
Searching for a service flexible enough to meet your medical needs?
Struggling to find a simple, convenient, reliable and cost-effective way to comply with Federally/OSHA regulated medical testing program?
Let MEDGroup Mobile
go the distance to bring you a quality mobile medical service.
If you are not sure if what your employees are doing on their own time might be costing your company money, consider the following:
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About 70% of illegal drug users are employed |
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About 17% of all employed persons are drug users |
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employer close to $7,000 a year |
MEDGroup Mobile Offers a Complete Program
The program is built around 4 major components
- SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING
MEDGroup Mobile along with a network of collection agencies provides employers with a substance abuse testing program that includes pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post accident and random testing.
- EMPLOYEE EDUCATION
MEDGroup Mobile's employee and supervisor education focuses on everything from identifying the signs and symptoms of drug abuse in the workplace to reviewing your corporate policy and the DOT regulations with employees.
- RANDOM TESTING
Complete management of a random testing program is available through MEDGroup Mobile. We'll manage the process from beginning to end.
- EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Counseling and rehabilitative services are offered to employers using MEDGroup Mobile's network of EAP providers.
Links to Related and Helpful Websites
State and Regional Agencies
Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation
Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services
Ohio Department of Transportation
National Organizations
DATIA
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
Institute for a Drug-Free Workplace
Partnership for a Drug-Free America
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