supported my team’s experience of at least 100% volume being required to achieve optimum deterrent. When commencing discussions with
a lead or new customer it is useful to consider 100% the starting point for any type of industry. This figure can then be adjusted by percentage for customer variables such as their overall program goals, budget, site characteristics and worker risk profile. You may encounter and ultimately
recommend volume anywhere between 10% up to 400%. So who are the Customers testing at
volumes of 200%, 300% and 400%? In industries such as mining and energy these sorts of Volume are typical. It stands to reason industries with a long tradition of
drug & alcohol testing adopt a high volume and frequency of testing. In such industries where the benchmark is set so high it is noteworthy acceptance of drug and alcohol testing is well maintained despite the frequent testing workers are subjected to. Tere will be customers who decide 10%, 20% or similar low volumes meet their needs. Customers falling below the 100% volume are generally outside of mining and energy industries. Cost and lack of understanding of deterrent effect are oſten the deciding factor for lower volumes.
Further Consideration of Testing Volume And Frequency Low volumes can still achieve a reasonable outcome for customers who have many
workers on one large site. Take the example of 1,000 workers for a customer who decides 20% volume is sufficient. Tis allows 200 tests per year, or 16 to 17 tests per month. At that test, volume this could allow two to three site visits per month of 5–7 tests, which provides fair frequency of site visits and may achieve a basic level of deterrent effect. Consider the other end of the spectrum
where 100% volume for this same example would require approximately 83 tests per month. Tat would allow approximately 20 tests at a weekly frequency of site visits with significant deterrent effect for that customer. Finally if the above 1,000 workers
are spread over four separate sites, then the volumes and frequency per site are reduced and so it goes.
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