T
he drug testing industry is currently standing at the precipice of its next massive shiſt.
Te European aviation industry has
begun investigating new mandatory regulations to create a more effective drug testing program. Legislators in Brazil enacted laws which require a hair drug test in order to apply for a commercial driver’s license, with plans to eventually expand this to all drivers. Just last year, the oil and gas industry published a new best practices reference for worldwide drug and alcohol testing. Every direction you turn, drug testing is expanding internationally. What has largely been a domestically sourced industry for decades has now developed into a global marketplace, with operations,
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partnerships, and joint-ventures seeming to pop up weekly. However, the sudden shiſt of business to new regions has exposed some complications that are newer to the industry. While the forensic drug testing methods and standards rarely change with borders, the collection process can quickly become complicated when operating internationally. From language barriers to region-specific
consent forms; from unique alphabets and characters to the simple formating of dates; the collection of specimens in another country offers a myriad of opportunity for errors, misunderstandings, and confusion. Te answer to international collection problems, though, is already in our hands. Te overall acceptance
of online custody and control form (CCF) systems should offer laboratories, employers, and collectors the tools they need to successfully navigate a collection, regardless of the country in which the donor resides. Having helped to design the online CCF system currently used by Omega Laboratories, I am familiar with these complications, as well as the best methods for overcoming them.
Language Barriers When addressing the challenges of collections overseas, language is one of the first obstacles that come to mind. Language barriers can manifest as a number of different problems. If a collector speaks a different language than the laboratory,
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