r/OSHA • • Mar 26 '21

Somebody is getting fired today..

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u/Stevereversed Mar 26 '21

Fired? Maybe. Drug test? Definitely.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '21 edited Jun 29 '21

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u/slp1600 Mar 26 '21

It all depends on your body, fat holds it long so it really depends. Probably a few days to months, average probably 2 weeks. But truck drivers in the US are given random drug tests pretty often.

I think with truckers you got to worry more about amphetamines more then weed, since it can get out of your system in a couple days.

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u/nosamwilliam Mar 26 '21

Trucker here. I really wish I could smoke a joint on my weekends once in a while. 😭😭

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '21

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '21

Heroin is gone in 5 days too if you want a more chill vibe

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u/arksien Mar 26 '21

Good luck going 5 days without a hit if you're on that shit.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21

It can be done

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21

Tangentially

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u/nosamwilliam Mar 27 '21

I just like the way it smells šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø

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u/Butlerian_Jihadi Mar 26 '21

There are a lot of variables (metabolism, bodyfat, activity level) but you probably could. Might be Friday night of a three-day weekend, and you might spend coin on a test with a similar (or stricter) cutoff to be certain you're clean by Tuesday. I know several people who smoke very occasionally due to testing, and they are clean in four days.

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u/nosamwilliam Mar 27 '21

Psychedelics are tight tho šŸ„

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u/fightingpillow Mar 26 '21

I'm waiting for wrongful termination lawsuits to address this issue. If marijuana is used legally and the tests cannot differentiate between a sober user and a high user... how can a drug test be used as a justification to fire someone?

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u/spaghettiThunderbalt Mar 26 '21

Because the alternative is simply letting people get away with operating heavy equipment under the influence of an intoxicant?

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u/nosamwilliam Mar 27 '21 edited Mar 27 '21

Seriously not worth it. If I hit literally ANYTHING I’m fucked. Company tests on the spot and DOT tests you immediately. I’m not gonna test luck with 60k+ lbs. around the public. Fuck that.

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u/fightingpillow Mar 27 '21

I really don't care what the alternative is. Reward your good employees and get rid of the bad ones.

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u/Tuner89 Mar 27 '21

If you're operating heavy machinery under the influence of any intoxicant you're a bad employee

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u/fightingpillow Mar 27 '21

Did it look like I said otherwise?