Workplace Drug Testing

ISBN-13: 9781420054484 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 208 str.

Brian K. Nunnally; Steven B. Karch; Steven B. Karch

Opis

Using sample protocols from the transportation and nuclear power industries, Workplace Drug Testing reviews current federal regulations and mandatory guidelines for federal workplace testing programs and demonstrates practical techniques for specimen collection and laboratory testing. The book also compares workplace testing outside the US including protocols, attitude surveys, and legislation. Chapters include analytical approaches for immunoassay and confirmatory testing; scientific information for biological matrices other than urine; procedures for using hair, oral fluid, and sweat; and physiologic considerations when interpreting alternative matrix test results. The book contains numerous tables and figures, expert data, and is supported by extensive references.

Spis treści

Introduction: Drugs in the Workplace, Y.H. Caplan, Ph.D., DABFT, and M.A. Huestis, Ph.D.
An Overview of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs, D.M. Bush, Ph.D., DABFT
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Workplace Testing Program, K.C. Edgell, M.S.
Drug Testing in the Nuclear Power Industry: The NRC
Fitness-for-Duty Rules, T.F. Shults, J.D., M.S.
Workplace Drug Testing outside the U.S., A.Pierce, M.Sc., M.B.A.
Analytical Considerations and Approaches for Drugs, D.S. Isenschmid, Ph.D. and B.A. Goldberger, Ph.D.
Analytical Approaches for Drugs in Biological Matrices Other Than Urine, P. Kintz, Pharm.D., Ph.D., M. Villain, M.S., and V. Cirimele, Ph.D.
Interpreting Alternative Matrix Test Results, E.J. Cone, Ph.D., A. Sampson-Cone, Ph.D., and M.A. Huestis, Ph.D.
Specimen Validity Testing, Y.H. Caplan, Ph.D., DABFT
The Role of the Medical Review Officer in Workplace Drug Testing, J.A. Thomasino, M.D., M.S., FACPM
Quality Practices in Workplace Drug Testing, J.M. Mitchell, Ph.D. and F.M. Esposito, Ph.D.
Legal Issues in Workplace Drug Testing, T.F. Shults, J.D., M.S. Index

O autorze

Steven B. Karch MD, FFFLM