Regulation Alert

If you are a contractor/EMPLOYEE of any type* that works on gas service lines - OLD or NEW Construction - you must have an approved DRUG and ALCOHOL TESTING Plan, by January 1, 2007.

Contact IEBT NOW to get into compliance with new PHMSA regulations.

*plumbers, pipe fitters, mechanical, excavators, CDL, etc.

Be mindful that there are additional requirements that must be met in the way of record keeping and compliance reporting to maintain your approved status. Those issues are discussed below.

In summary, the above components properly assembled for your company, whether you have one employee or thousands; create a compliance document that is almost 200 pages in length. This policy must meet a long checklist of items incorporated into it as well as those elements stated above, and in the regulations by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

This is another task that you can undertake, or IEBT will maintain the proper record keeping and do all of the necessary compliance reporting based on the following rates: Reporting to one agency, $150 per year. Each additional is $75 per year. In other words, if you are working on Columbia serviced lines only, we would charge you $150 per year to maintain the records and do the proper reporting. If you work on lines serviced by Columbia and Dominion for example, we would charge you $225 per year to do the job.

LIVE Training is conducted on-site at your place of business, by web conference, or at one of IEBT's facilities.

Drug Testing requires a specimen collection facility, a SAMHSA certified laboratory and a certified doctor who serves as a Medical Review Officer (MRO), and verifies a test as positive or negative.

IEBT's fee for the test including specimen collection, Laboratory, and Medical Review Officer (MRO), is $60 if done at our facility, $70 if we come to you at your place of business. These same rates will generally apply to any other testing that needs done in the future including pre-employment, random, post-accident, or reasonable suspicion testing. In some cases additional "stat" charges may be added for special circumstance testing services like after-hours post-accident testing.

Testing can be conducted on-site at your place of business, or at one of IEBT's facilities.

We can have you in compliance in 3-5 working days!

In the 90's, Drug-Free Workplace Programs became increasingly difficult for companies to manage.  Due in large part to ever-increasing government regulation and compliance issues, it became more and more difficult for companies to effectively develop, monitor and administer their programs.  Many programs became counter-productive due to lost expense, time, and energy. Small businesses were especially hurt by federal mandates that forced them to seek out and hire Testing Facilities, Employee Assistance Programs and Substance Abuse Professionals.  This category of business faces the same challenges today, but on an even larger scale. 

In 1994, IEBT stepped to the forefront to develop an effective Third-Party Administration Model that allowed companies to effectively maintain their programs and focus on running their business.  Working shoulder to shoulder with government and business, IEBT led the way in developing a process that today covers every regulatory aspect of drug-testing administration including policy development, training and education, drug and alcohol testing, compliance reporting, and more.

Simply put, this TPA model puts your drug and alcohol testing administration in the hands of professionals, simplifying the Drug-Free Workplace Process on a Cost-effective Basis!

Whether you need one, or all of our services, your partnership with IEBT insures the benefits that a Drug-Free Workplace has to offer.  Whether you have an existing program, or are looking to implement one, rest assured that a company with nearly 20 years of experience in this industry can serve your needs no matter what they may be.