Drug and Alcohol Testing (DAT)

Our mission is  to save lives and protect assets. We accomplish this by assisting companies with maintaining a safe, qualified workforce within the maritime sector and other parts of the industry.

In several industries, companies conduct DAT as part of their safety and quality precautions to prevent accidents and dangerous incidents that might have a fatal outcome and serious harm their assets.

The service is a cooperation between Maritime Management AS and O H Pettersen DAT-C.

Norwegian regulations:

https://www.datatilsynet.no/personvern-pa-ulike-omrader/personvern-pa-arbeidsplassen/rustesting/

When?

• Random testing

• Post-Accident/ incident DAT

• Pre-employment testing

  • To show the importance of the company's policy on DAT

  • To uncover personnel who are not honest on their addiction and misuse

• Reasonable suspicion

• Return to duty and follow up

Which test medium?

• Alcohol:

  • Breath - Breathalyzer

  • Urine: Ethanol metabolite (EtG)

  • Blood

• Drugs

  • Saliva

  • Urine

  • Hair

  If positive results*:

  followed up by an immediate interview, where the candidate can explain the reason of the positive result. Every interview is signed by the candidate for immediate administrative action.

  • Reaction according to company/industry regulations.

  • We can support the process of discission making.

  • We can offer Rehab through qualified partner – www.terapivakten.no

  (* Not on Pre employment testing)
  

Quality assurance

• MRO – Medical Review Officer:

  • Role conducted by Department of Clinical Pharmacology at Trondheim University Hospital.

  • All testing according to International defined Chain of custody.

• We follow the rules and regulations of:

  • The Norwegian Directorate of Health IS-2231

• Test equipment equal to standards used by Norwegian police and customs

  Our security advisor has more than 30 years of DAT experience from the Norwegian Armed Forces and the Maritime Industry.