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Streamline Your Random Drug & Alcohol Screening Program

Turn your random drug and alcohol screening program into a more optimized and efficient experience that better supports your annual program compliance goals.

No matter how your program is regulated — through the Department of Transportation (DOT) or your company’s drug-free workplace guidance — we understand your challenges and can help you optimize your program management to attain your business goals and compliance requirements.

From random selection lists to results, access and manage your random screening program alongside your entire drug and occupational health screening program.

Track mid-year program compliance and achieve simplified year-end statistical reporting using our streamlined reporting tools.

Build and maintain a strong, optimized program that meets your compliance requirements with the help of a First Advantage Random Coordinator. They can partner with you to facilitate your drug and alcohol screening program design and maintenance.

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Streamlined Management and Insights

Simplify your mandatory program with our automated, computer-based random participant selection. Consolidate your random screening management within your entire drug and alcohol program, making it easy for you to:

  • View and manage random programs
  • Oversee random selection lists
  • Order screening
  • Track screening statuses and review results
  • Generate reports to monitor program activity
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RESULTS YOU CAN TRUST 

Effective Support for Your Program Needs

Managing a random drug and alcohol screening program and achieving annual compliance requirements can be complex. We provide the resources to help make your program more seamless and efficient.

  • 24/7/365 scheduled and emergency response onsite screening
  • FMCSA Clearinghouse violations
    management
  • Audit support and enhanced reporting to simplify year-end compliance
  • Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) resource letter and follow-up screening support
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Why First Advantage?

Leverage our extensive screening network, broad suite of drug and occupational health screening services, and deep industry expertise to build a tailored screening program that supports workplace compliance and delivers a seamless employee experience. Let’s partner to promote your workplace safety and simplify your processes.

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Random Drug & Alcohol Screening FAQs 

First Advantage’s random drug and alcohol screening solution conducts a computer-based random selection from the list of eligible program participants. However, the selected individuals are not notified by First Advantage directly. Instead, when the customer is ready to notify selected participant(s), they are able to download the random screening registration documents and deliver the documents according to their procedures. As always, please consult with your legal counsel to ensure your program is consistent with legal requirements.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) publishes a minimum percentage of safety sensitive employees that must be screened each year, based on the mode of transportation. DOT random screening rates are subject to change and are published annually.

In a genuinely random screening process, some employees may be chosen multiple times, while others might not be selected at all. This happens because after each round, every employee’s name is returned to the pool, giving everyone an equal chance of being picked again in the next selection.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Coast Guard, transportation employees in safety sensitive, regulated positions must enroll in a random drug and alcohol screening program. This requirement extends to full-time employees as well as intermittent or occasional employees as well as leased or independent contractors. To help determine if your company is subject to DOT regulations, click here. Consult with your legal counsel to ensure your program meets legal requirements.

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Whether you need to rethink your entire drug and occupational health screening program or need to explore ways to improve the employee screening experience, we can help.

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Source: *First Advantage as of 12/31/2025.

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