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Drug Testing Compliance Comparison Sheet
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All information updated as of October 20, 2012
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Compliance Services
(links to further descriptions)
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The Maritime Consortium
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Others? (see here for detail)
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Drug and Alcohol Testing Services
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Nationally Accredited Consortium
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Yes
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Probably not, check the list here
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All Random drug tests included
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Yes
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Most charge a fee per test
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All For-Cause tests included
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Yes
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Few offer inclusive fee
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All collections at local site near your location included
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Yes
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Most charge extra $15 each
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All MRO reviews of drug results included
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Yes
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Many charge extra
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Pre-employment testing only $55
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Yes
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Many do not follow up
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| Serious Marine Accident M-PAK Kits, including both a drug test and an alcohol test, for compliance with the Coast Guard Rule as of June 20, 2006 |
Yes |
Nobody else includes both tests in a $15 kit. |
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Paperwork Submission
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Annual MIS report to Coast Guard
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Yes
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Most charge extra or don't do
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Maintain positive test results 5 years
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Yes
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Required, but do they do?
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Maintain negative test results 1 year
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Yes
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Required, but do they do?
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Preconfigured Audit form for Coast Guard review
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Yes
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Most do not provide
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Compliance Materials
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Yes
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Most not comprehensive
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Drug Information Handbook
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Yes
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Few offer bound handbook
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Company Policy on Drugs
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Yes
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Required, but do they do?
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Employee Assistance Materials
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Yes
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Required, but do they do?
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ID Cards for all employees/crew
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Yes
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Many do not have this
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Waterproof "Drug Free Vessel" sticker
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Yes
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Nobody but Maritime
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Free CD for members with 3+ crew
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Yes
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Most charge extra
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Crew and Personnel Benefits
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Free switching of crew in program when one leaves!
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Yes
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Nobody but Maritime
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Form to check drug and alcohol testing record of crewmembers before hiring them
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Yes
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Probably not
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Professional service and capabilities
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Yes
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Few have our staff depth
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This website with forms and on-line applications
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Yes
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Nobody but Maritime
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Toll free fax and telephone lines
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Yes
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Few have toll free fax
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1-2 Day turnaround on all applications
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Yes
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Few offer this quick service
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FedEx overnight service for $25 (most areas)
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Yes
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Most charge much more
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24 hour Toll Free Adding Crew Hotline
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Yes
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Nobody but Maritime
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Industry Credibility
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Sponsored by NMCA & over 30 assns
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Yes
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Nobody but Maritime
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Over 9,000 marine members nationwide
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Yes
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Nobody but Maritime
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Serves marine firms exclusively since 1989
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Yes
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Nobody but Maritime
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Written Guarantees
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Match any price of any comparable program
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Yes
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Nobody but Maritime
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Guarantee of 100% compliance
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Yes
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Nobody but Maritime
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