Palmdale, California Drug Testing

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About Palmdale, California

Palmdale is located in north Los Angeles County, California. It is separated from the Los Angeles Basin by the San Gabriel Mountains. The city is part of a twin city complex that includes the city of Lancaster. Other cities in the Antelope Valley are California City, Acton, Quartz Hill, and Lake Los Angeles.

The aerospace industry is the largest industry in Palmdale. The city has even been nicknamed the “aerospace capital of the United States”. NASA, the United States Air Force, and companies and militaries around the world have used the area to test and manufacture everything from planes to space shuttles. The largest employers in Palmdale are Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and the Antelope Valley Mall.

There are many points of interest in Palmdale. For instance, the Antelope Valley Mall has over a million square feet of shopping space. Palmdale is home to the Best Of The West Softball Complex, Barrel Springs Equestrian Center, and Rancho Vista Golf Course, which is a PGA class golf course. There are also many museums and art centers, including the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42 and the Palmdale Playhouse and Art Gallery.

Facts About Palmdale

• Palmdale was the first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city on August 24, 1962.
• Palmdale was the hometown of the star character, Jimmy Livingston, a boy with a medical condition in which he has no immune system, who is forced by his parents to live in a plastic bubble in his bedroom to prevent him from being infected by various things of the outside world.
• Palmdale is also one of the largest cities in the country that is not currently served by either an Interstate Freeway or a U.S. Highway.
• The film Volcano (1997) opens with a sign out in the middle of nowhere that says "Palmdale 15 MILES" which begins to shake due to an earthquake.

SAMHSA Report for California

Reports published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration estimate that there are 2,643,000 people over the age of 12 who are dependent or abuse illicit drugs or alcohol in California. Though Palmdale is nowhere near epidemic levels, drug testing and drug free workplace programs help to directly address substance abuse issues in a community.

Random Drug and Alcohol Testing for Non-DOT Companies in Palmdale

Although not required by regulation, many non-DOT or non-regulated employers often conduct random drug and alcohol testing. These non-DOT programs can be customized and managed by US Drug Test Centers in Palmdale.

The best tool employers have for deterring drug and alcohol use in the workplace is random testing. This type of drug and alcohol program saves lives and prevents injuries by assisting employers with identifying workers who have substance abuse issues and help facilitate their treatment. It also reduces an employer's liability. Random drug and alcohol testing programs also benefits employees. Drug testing in the workplace allows employees to easily say no to illegal drug use. It is also a fair way of testing. Computers generate the list of employees to be tested, which ensures that it is indeed random and that each person in the workforce population has an equal chance of being selected for testing, regardless of whether that person was recently tested or not.

DOT Required Random Drug and Alcohol Testing in Palmdale, California

For owner-operators two important steps must be taken to comply with the DOT FMCSA regulations for drug and alcohol testing:

1. A pre-Employment test drug test with a negative result must be completed before operating a DOT covered commercial motor vehicle (CMV).
2. You must enroll into a random testing consortium. Owner-operators are not permitted to manage random testing themselves.

US Drug Test Centers can assist owner operators in all areas of the United States, for immediate compliance with DOT FMCSA regulations for drug and alcohol testing, call US Drug Test Centers today at 866-566-0261.

Both stand-alone random testing pools and consortium random testing pools are available for trucking companies, bus companies, for hire carriers and private fleets. Typically companies with over 20 drivers will elect to have a stand-alone random drug testing program. Compliance is more complicated for companies with more than one driver. US Drug Test Centers can simplify the process and help your company with a program that keeps you in compliance and out of trouble with the DOT so that you avoid fines and penalties.

Immediate Service Available for DOT Random Testing Programs

Same day service is available to enroll in our DOT random consortium for owner operators and small trucking companies in Palmdale. Certificates of compliance are issued same day when drivers are enrolled into our consortium pool or a stand-alone pool. Programs can be set up immediately. Contact US Drug Test Centers to quickly set up a consortium pool or a stand-alone pool. US Drug Test Centers has a special program for owner operators to participate in our random testing consortium. Same day service is available to enroll in our DOT Random Consortium.

Palmdale's Most Accurate Drug or Alcohol Testing

How do I know if the test is accurate? All of US Drug Test Centers' specimens go to a SAMHSA certified laboratory for testing. SAMHSA has an active advisory board that keeps its employees and administrators abreast of current and changing laws when it comes to drug testing. There are Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Employee Drug Testing Programs that must carry consistencies throughout every agency and company that SAMHSA laboratories supplies. The advisory board has professionals that are uniquely qualified in their respective fields to review scientific evidence in the area of drug and alcohol treatment and testing practices.

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