Dear Valued Client,

We wanted to bring to your attention that very misleading emails regarding the FMCSA’s Clearinghouse are being circulated. Your company needs to be careful!

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FIT FOR DUTY EXPERT PANEL - DRIVERCHECK

DriverCheck, Energy Safety Canada and the 2020 Petroleum Safety Conference have partnered to bring you a unique #FitForDuty Expert panel experience.

Many factors can affect a worker’s ability to perform work safely, including fatigue, alcohol and drugs, mental health and a variety of stressors.

For some, uncertainty instills excitement and motivates the notion of risk-taking. For others, uncertainty creates limitations and constant anxiety. Uncertainty has also transferred into the workforce and is commonly referred to as precarious employment.

Dear Valued Client,

Re: Coronavirus (2019‐nCoV)

DriverCheck has been closely monitoring the impact of the novel Coronavirus (2019‐nCoV) outbreak and the evolving risk to the public, our employees, and our facilities. On Thursday, January 30, 2020, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared that this outbreak is a global health emergency, however, national, provincial, and municipal Public Health agencies have determined the current risk to Canadians to be low.

In response to daily information on the details about the virus, its virulence and spread, including the number of international cases, and the evolving global risk, DriverCheck has taken steps to mitigate the impact this new and emerging outbreak has on our staff and operations.

On October 17, 2019 cannabis edibles, extracts, and topicals became legal in Canada. However, due to the requirement of licenced producers to provide a 60-day notice to Health Canada, Canadians did not see these products available until mid-December.

Employers have had many questions regarding the new products and DriverCheck wanted to provide our clients with the information they need to navigate through this new space. 

As you may already know, the FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse went live yesterday, January 6. Unfortunately, the Clearinghouse web portal is currently experiencing connectivity issues due to a high volume of traffic.

Dear Valued Client,

We want to inform you that DriverCheck is aware of the security incident at LifeLabs, a 3rd party vendor we use to facilitate occupational health testing.

DriverCheck has investigated the matter further with LifeLabs and has been informed by LifeLabs that DriverCheck’s information has been secured and any risk to our information that exists is very low.

The FMCSA just announced that effective January 1, 2020, the random drug testing rate for controlled substances for commercial drivers will increase.

The random drug testing rate is increasing from 25% to 50% for all driver positions.

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