Swift Hair Follicle Test
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I stand corrected. Exceptions do exist. I also know someone personally who tried shaving everything. Did not get hired.
Well - if you show up as smooth as a newborn - and your drivers license photo shows you with a full head of hair, they might think something was up. WHEN (because it's not really a question of IF) hair testing becomes a DOT Acceptable Method of testing, showing up with no hair to test (similar with showing up unable to produce enough urine for a test) will go down as a REFUSAL TO TEST.
But we still stand by the standard answer - if it's even REMOTELY QUESTIONABLE that you are going to fail ANY DRUG SCREEN - DON'T GO IN FOR ONE until you are SURE YOU CAN PASS.
We had the guy recently - with the crackhead wife, claiming he failed with a coke dirty from saliva transfer. While REMOTELY POSSIBLE as an avenue of exposure, and he would be the one in a million that can claim an unjustified failure - pretty much everyone else that rolls through here KNOWS WHY THEY FAILED.
Rick
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
I stand corrected. Exceptions do exist. I also know someone personally who tried shaving everything. Did not get hired.
DUH! Imagine that!
Not having enough hair will be an automatic fail.
Essentially speculative. When my husband drove for USX back in ... (heck between 03 and 05?) A gentleman who had alopecia (aurealis or something) got hired on with a few (maybe many?) blood tests.... and a few randoms.
Last contact they had was in 09 and he was still there.
I bet Brett actually knows Bo. To our knowledge, that was his first name.
A medical exception is one thing, but I was told I needed 1 to 1 1/2 inches of hair. Ended up growing a beard because my hair simply wasn't growing fast enough. If I didn't have enough to test, I would not have been hired.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
A medical exception is one thing, but I was told I needed 1 to 1 1/2 inches of hair.
Unless I enlist help to shave my back, I'm good on this one!
As I keep my head buzzed, function not fashion. I'm suffering this Florida heat until it's long enough.
How many hair follicle test threads do we have to go through?
How many hair follicle test threads do we have to go through?
For fun I did a quick scan of the database and we have 297 conversations with the phrase "hair follicle" at least once in the conversation.
How many hair follicle test threads do we have to go through?
For fun I did a quick scan of the database and we have 297 conversations with the phrase "hair follicle" at least once in the conversation.
We should make one: If You Are Into Drugs, Hang Around With People Into Drugs, Or May Be Asking For A Friend That May Use Drugs.....Please Wait Five Years Before Considering This Industry!
Drugs And Commercial Motor Vehicles DO NOT MIX!
Commercial Motor Vehicle:
A commercial motor vehicle is any vehicle used in commerce to transport passengers or property with either:
- A gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more
- A gross combination weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more which includes a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds
How many hair follicle test threads do we have to go through?
For fun I did a quick scan of the database and we have 297 conversations with the phrase "hair follicle" at least once in the conversation.
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I stand corrected. Exceptions do exist. I also know someone personally who tried shaving everything. Did not get hired.