SDI Occupational Screening
SDI Group
Occupational Screening Services
Drug and Alcohol Testing
Alcohol Testing
Drug Testing
Audiometric Testing
Custom Earplugs
Hearing Fit-Testing
Spirometry Assessments
Respirator Mask Fit Test
Functional Testing
Mobile Health Units
The SDI Health helps ensure a healthy and safe work environment through providing valid drug and alcohol testing to meet the requirements of your drug and alcohol policy.
Drug & Alcohol Testing
We provide Point of Collection Express or Lab-Based Testing
Whether you are looking for Pre-Employment, Post Incident or Pre-Access screening, we can assist. Our partnership with eScreen, provides additional testing options.
Top Technology & Labs in Canada
We use the best technology, work with the top rated labs in Canada and are associated with an experienced Medical Review Officer.
SDI provides DOT & NON-DOT Testing
The SDI Health certified technicians provide DOT and NON-DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing services to meet your needs.
Private & Confidential Testing Services
Our team will travel to your site to provide private and confidential testing services. Located in Nisku, our office also accepts appointments, or walk in services for your convenience.
Alcohol testing determines the current alcohol level in a person’s body. The level can be used to indicate whether someone is impaired and/or unable to safely perform their work duties.
Breath & Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Trained & Certified SDI Health Technicians
At SDI Health, our technicians conduct alcohol testing using a RBT IV Alco-Sensor IV device. Each technician is trained and certified based on U.S. DOT
(United States Department of Transportation) standards.
SDI Health occupational drug and alcohol screening technicians perform express testing, or collect the sample and send it to our Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) certified laboratory.
Types of Drug Testing
Express (pre-screen)
- Tests can be conducted at our testing facility or we can come to your workplace
- Immediate release of negative test results
- Non-negative results are sent to our lab to confirm the levels of the substance detected in the body
Lab Based
- We collect your specimen and send it straight to our lab
- No results will be given at time of collecting
- Allows us to determine the level of multiple drugs using a single sample
- Confirms non-negative screening results
- Negative results should be released in 24 hours, positive samples may take up to 72 hours
Under current legislation all workers must undergo audiometric exams (hearing tests) when exposed to noises greater than 85 dBA in the workplace. SDI Audio ensures that audiometric tests are valid using standardized equipment and protocols across the country, completed by our certified technicians.
Complete Hearing Conservation Programs
SDI Audio Mobile Testing
Our SDI Audio mobile units comes to you, saving you time and the expense of off-site testing. We test employees one at a time to ensure the confidentiality of test results.
Baseline & Follow-up Testing
Baseline test is to be completed within the first 6 months of employment, another test must be completed within a year and then conducted every two years unless there is a change in hearing results.
Compliance with Legislative Requirements
The SDI Group also provides complete hearing conservation programs to ensure compliance with legislative requirements designed to protect employees from noise induced hearing loss. We also offer individual testing scheduled at each employee’s convenience.
Exposure to loud noises, such as heavy equipment and music, can cause wear-and-tear damage to the ears, eventually resulting in hearing loss. These noises also increase your risk of developing tinnitus, known as ringing in the ears.
The SDI Group designs custom ear-molds that you can wear to block harmful, constant, and disruptive noises, resulting in hearing loss. Custom ear-molds are designed to preserve your hearing and support your lifestyle and occupational needs.
Custom Earplugs (Molds)
Types of Custom Hearing Protection Available
Communication Molds
These molds allow you to hear conversations and other sounds around you while working or attending social events, as well as blocking excessively loud and harmful noises
Ear Defenders
These molds protect your ears against harmful noises from construction and industrial equipment and other occupational hazards.
Swim Molds
Made of soft, 100% inflatable silicone for comfortable wear, these molds are designed for underwater.
Musician Molds
Designed for musicians and sound crews, to protect from hearing loss, by providing flat noise attenuation for accurate hearing.
On March 31, 2023, Alberta’s government changed parts of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Code. One significant change involves noise exposure which covers requirements for protecting workers from exposure to occupational noise hazards.
This change means employers must ensure workers are fit-tested for the hearing protection devices (HPDs) they use and wear.
There are two methods for hearing protection fit-testing: qualitative and quantitative.
Contact the SDI Group to support your business with Hearing Protection Fit-Testing.
Hearing Fit-Testing
Qualitative Fit-Test
This test involves the use of a pass or fail screening to decide if an employee’s hearing protection is working effectively. It relies on the person’s ability to detect a specific sound through hearing protection.
Quantitative Fit-Test
This test involves the use of specialized equipment to measure the actual amount of sound that is getting through a person’s hearing protection. It provides an accurate and objective measurement of the effectiveness of the hearing protection.
The SDI Group offers Hearing Fit-Testing that meets the updated CSA Z94.2-14 (R2019) standard as per Alberta Occupational Health & Safety, Hearing Protection Devices – Performance, Selection, Care and Use.
This change is to prevent noise-induced hearing loss, as the effectiveness of hearing protection is significantly reduced if the equipment does not fit correctly or is not inserted or worn correctly.
The SDI Group provides Spirometry assessments, a non-invasive diagnostic test that offers measurable feedback about the function of the lungs.
We offer the convenience of on-site testing through our expert staff using our state-of-the-art testing equipment.
Spirometry Assessments
Spirometry Tests
Used to diagnose asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other conditions that affect breathing.
Monitor Current Conditions
A Spirometry test may also be used periodically to check whether a treatment for a chronic lung condition is helping you breathe better.
Regular Assessments
Having a regular assessments of your lungs can help find any early health problems that may be taking place.
The SDI Group conducts the Respirator Mask Fit Test for both Qualitative and Quantitative Testing.
We can perform half-mask and complete PortaCount Quantitative Testing as well as smoke tests for Qualitative testing. In addition, we offer walk-in or onsite mask fit testing for individuals or clients.
Respirator Mask Fit Test
Quantitative Fit Test
Most common type of test and covers most of the regularly used workplace masks such as N95,
half-face and full-face respirators.
PortaCount Respirator Fit Tester 8040
SDI uses the best quantitative respirator fit tester on the market. It features intelligent touchscreen solutions that support respiratory protection programs from training through compliance..
A functional fitness evaluation (FFE) is a series of function tests to mirror the physical demands of the specific position a candidate will be employed in. These tests are conducted based on the clients Physical Demands Analysis that documents all the physical requirements of the position and job tasks.
Functional Fitness Evaluation (FFE)
Benefits of a Functional Fitness Evaluation (FFE)
Workplace injuries can have both a costly and sociological efforts on the employer and the employee. The FFE is designed to reduce the risk of being injured at the workplace to ensure the candidate is physically able to perform the duties of the position they are performing. Research shows that FFEs can reduce employee injuries.
Uses of a Functional Fitness Evaluation
Pre-employment: Dramatically reduces the chance of injury by ensuring the candidate is able to perform the tasks of a job they need to perform.
Post-injury return to work: Ensuring employees are ready to return to work to through an assessment to ensure there is not a risk of further injury.
Transfer Positions: Ensuring employees are physically ready to take on new job tasks to avoid injury.
SDI Group FFE Partners
The functional fitness evaluation is based on a Physical Demands Analysis (PDA) that meets the job tasks occupational requirements. A PDA is job specific for the job tasks being performed and is used by one of our certified professionals such as: a kinesiologist, ergonomist, occupational therapist, or physiotherapist.
The SDI Group provides complete health services delivered right to your location with our state-of-the-art Mobile Health Unit. For a closer look at our van, please watch the video above.
Please don’t hesitate to contact SDI Group for all your occupational health screening needs.
Mobile Health Units
Services Our Mobile Units Offers
- Drug and Alcohol Testing
- Audiometric Testing
- Custom Earplugs
- Respirator Fit Testing
- Spirometry Testing
- Function Fit Testing
