by Bostec | Jul 27, 2021 | Drug Facts, Drug Policies, Drug Testing
It has been a few years since Washington state passed its law legalizing marijuana. Many companies are wondering: Does it still make sense to test for pot? Interestingly, many companies have considered dropping marijuana from their testing panels. After all, the...
by Bostec | Jun 28, 2021 | Company News, Drug Policies, Drug Testing
A heart for service. When you are in the service industry, like Bostec is, it’s a good mindset to have. Rich Bosman, founder and CEO of Bostec has devoted his life to service — in his 25-year career at the Washington State Patrol, in his subsequent founding and...
by Bostec | May 24, 2021 | Alcohol testing, Drug Policies, Drug Testing
Customer service. Attention to detail. Personal care. It is for these reasons and more that large companies have been switching to Bostec — including one major company just recently — to manage their workplace drug and alcohol programs. The COVID-19 pandemic has been...
by Bostec | Aug 19, 2020 | Company News
We work with some pretty great people. (And not just because they think chocolate is a great way to say, “We appreciate you.”) Here at Bostec in Lynden, our mission has always been to give our valued clients what they need and deserve. Especially during...
by Bostec | Mar 23, 2020 | Alcohol testing
I have been receiving questions on the use of breath alcohol testing instruments in this time of COVID-19 exposure. There are two areas of concern for some users: the device itself and the air exchange process. At Bostec, we use only instruments from Intoximeters,...
by Bostec | Feb 26, 2020 | Alcohol testing, Drug Testing
Picture this: You’re giving a drug test to your employees, and you have a problem. One of your team members is trying to throw up roadblocks in the urine collection process. He’s been a great employee for a long time, and this behavior seems out of character for him....
by Bostec | Jan 31, 2020 | Drug Facts, Drug Testing, Teenage Drug Use
“There is high potential for overdose from marijuana edibles.” Strong words. That quote is from a website produced by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration aimed at reaching out to youth with drug facts. Here’s the skinny on edibles, according to the site:...
by Bostec | Dec 27, 2019 | Drug Testing, Teenage Drug Use
It happens. Some really good kids mess up their future career plans because they get high with friends on the weekend. They’re not bad kids, and they’re certainly not intending to cause long-term damage to their careers. However, weed can do that. Even though smoking...
by Bostec | Nov 20, 2019 | Drug Facts, Drug Policies, Drug Testing
Businesses need reliable data. Any decision that affects employee well-being, the bottom-line, customer satisfaction or a thousand other areas needs to be based on solid, reliable and trustworthy data. Decisions about drug and alcohol policies in the workplace are no...
by Bostec | Oct 23, 2019 | Addiction, Alcohol testing, Drug Policies, Drug Testing
Managers and supervisors tend to watch for certain signs among their employees that can be evidence of drug use: a new pattern of being late to work, an increase in the number of mistakes, changes in attitude, etc. All of these are common signals that a team member...
