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Iowa officials: Long-missing trucker died of hypothermia after using meth
Iowa authorities have concluded that a trucker whose body was found in April less than a mile from his abandoned truck died from hypothermia after he used meth.
The Sac County attorney’s office announced Friday that the death of David Schultz, whose body was discovered April 24, was accidental. Schultz, a 53-year-old trucker from Wall Lake, Iowa, was reported missing after his truck was found abandoned on Nov. 21.
His wife, Sarah, suspected foul play after authorities recovered Schultz’s body in...
Drug and alcohol control in the maritime industry
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The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has today published an updated information paper, Guidelines for the Control of Drugs and Alcohol in the Maritime Industry (2024), that provides … |
https://maritime-professionals.com/drug-and-alcohol-control-in-the-maritime-industry/
USCG random drug testing rate will rise to 50% in 2020
The U.S. Coast Guard has set the 2020 minimum random drug testing rate at 50% of covered crewmembers because positive results crossed the 1% threshold for the second straight year. This contrasts with a recent six-year stretch in which the rate held at 25%.
Employers must submit test data for each calendar year by mid-March of the following year. Since 2018, mariners in safety-sensitive positions have been tested for semi-synthetic opioids in addition to marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines,...
https://www.workboat.com/news/government/uscg-random-drug-testing-rate-will-rise-to-50-in-2020/