Steven B. Karch (ed.)

Workplace Drug Testing

Herausgeber: Karch, Ffflm

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 205mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 621g
• ISBN-13: 9781420054484
• ISBN-10: 1420054481
• Artikelnr.: 21570543

Autorenporträt

Steven B. Karch MD, FFFLM

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Drugs in the Workplace
An Overview of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Workplace Testing Program
Drug Testing in the Nuclear Power Industry: The NRC Fitness-for-Duty Rules
Workplace Drug Testing outside the U.S.
Analytical Considerations and Approaches for Drugs
Analytical Approaches for Drugs in Biological Matrices Other Than Urine
Interpreting Alternative Matrix Test Results
Specimen Validity Testing
The Role of the Medical Review Officer in Workplace Drug Testing
Quality Practices in Workplace Drug Testing
Legal Issues in Workplace Drug Testing
Index