Yes, Home Depot performs drug tests. This company drug tests both as a condition of employment, randomly throughout employment, and any time an employee is involved in an accident. Home Depot has a strict no alcohol or drug abuse policy. The company is committed to providing a safe, healthy, and drug-free workplace. This means that using illegal drugs at any time, using alcohol when on the job or on company premises, or coming to work under the influence of alcohol or drugs is strictly prohibited. Home Depot usually uses a saliva test to evaluate the presence of drugs. This is conducted by taking a swab around the mouth and having the test sent away to a third-party testing facility that will then contact Home Depot with the results. Home Depot may opt to use urine tests, but this is usually for conducting random drug testing or testing after an accident or incident in the workplace. Any associate found in violation of this condition of employment is subject to immediate termination.
Yes, Home Depot does perform drug tests on its potential employees. While the company itself doesn’t state this, current and past employees across the internet confirm that if you get a job at Home Depot, you will be required to take a drug test. The majority of the commenters shared that they had to take it after they received job offers, which were contingent on negative test results, but some said they were tested at their interviews before they were offered positions. In addition, Home Depot, like every other company in the U.S., has the right to perform random drug tests on its employees after they’re hired, and many confirm that Home Depot does exercise this right, especially in the case of a safety incident or if there is suspicion of drug use. Because of this, when you apply for a job at Home Depot, it’s a good idea to stop using drugs so that they’ll be out of your system in time for your drug test and then continue to abstain in case of a random test.
The types of drug tests Home Depot uses seem to vary between states and their individual laws, but the majority of employees who shared their experiences had to take oral swab tests. A few also mentioned urine tests, though, so be prepared for either (or both). Oral swab test results usually come back within a few minutes to a few hours, while the urine tests usually take at least a few days to produce results, so be ready to wait up to a couple of weeks to know if you’ve officially been hired or not, even if you have received a job offer. Whichever way the test is administered, Home Depot usually uses a 10-panel drug test, which is more intense than the commonly used 5-panel test. This 10-panel examination checks for cocaine, cannabis, opioids, phencyclidine, amphetamines, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, methadone, propoxyphene, and methaqualone. The presence of any of these drugs can disqualify you from getting hired, so make sure you have had any of them out of your system for at least a week or two before your interview, and stay off of them while you’re working to prevent losing your job during random screening. If you have to take any of these drugs for medical purposes (Adderall, for example, contains amphetamines), you will usually be given the opportunity to explain why you tested positive. Just be sure to bring your prescription and pill containers to prove that you’re taking the approved amount. It’s important to note that you won’t always get this opportunity for medical marijuana, however, as laws and policies still vary widely for this substance.