I have spent weeks writing about why safety managers freeze when the moment arrives. About the panic, the wrong call, the gap between knowing and doing. On June 17th in Anaheim I am going to do something about it. Here is exactly what I intend to give the room before they walk out the door. LINKEDIN POST I have spent the past several weeks writing about why safety managers freeze when a tip comes in. About the panic. About reaching for the wrong tool. About knowing the sign

Getting a tip about an employee and sending them for a random test feels like action. But the moment you target a specific person, you've left random territory — and entered territory that can seriously expose your organization. Here's what the right process actually looks like.

I've spent more than 20 years in the background screening and drug testing industry. The conversation that makes safety managers most uncomfortable isn't about injury rates or OSHA audits — it's what to do when they think an employee came in impaired. Here's what reasonable suspicion really means, and what's at stake when the process breaks down.