As many businesses tackle the challenges of operating within COVID-19 restrictions, it’s important to factor alcohol and drug testing in this equation. The reality is alcohol and drug issue can occur in anywhere, including workplaces, and if it’s in your workplace then it can come at a huge cost. According to statistics, one in...
Category: Alcohol testing
News and views on workplace alcohol testing
Drugs and other traffic offenses a fatal combination
An article on bigrigs.com.au quotes a top traffic cop in NSW who says the transport industry cannot afford to become complacent in terms of workplace drug testing. Chief inspector Phil Brooks says that combining drug use with other offences such as speed tampering, fatigue, and other infringements, heightens the risk on NSW roads. The...
Can a keto diet upset alcohol testing?
We’re normally writing blogs on defeating the myth that you can beat alcohol testing, using things such as special mouthwashes, chewing gums and sprays. See Can you beat alcohol testing? as an example. But in this blog, we want to examine whether there are things (apart from alcohol!) that can cause you to fail...
The tragic side of alcohol testing
Several weeks ago we published a post on the positive aspect of failing drug testing – which probably raised a few eyebrows from readers at the time. However, we stand by the thoughts from that article and now – as was tragically demonstrated on the weekend – the same can be said for failing...
Alcohol testing will get you on the Gold Coast
We’re a pretty happy and carefree lot on the Gold Coast, but don’t let that fool you if you intend to drink and then drive, go to work or operate a boat. Gold Coast alcohol testing will catch you wherever you are. It’s just a matter of time. Alcohol testing on Gold Coast roads...
Taking alcohol testing to a new level
Imagine if one day your car tells you you’re not okay to drive because you’ve had too much to drink! So, okay, you may think this technology already exists and you’d be correct. Alcohol interlock devices are used in most states and territories of Australia (see below), but in this case we’re talking about...
Alcohol testing a cut above the rest
We understand that drug testing and alcohol testing can be pretty serious subjects, so when a story comes along that has a slightly funny angle to it, it’s too good an opportunity to let pass. A Sydney man has been arrested after he allegedly blew 0.167 during alcohol testing. Nothing comical or unfortunately unusual...
Can you beat alcohol testing?
It’s an age old question with no easy answer: Can you beat alcohol testing if you’re over the limit? As we’ve looked at before in our blogs, there are a number of ways that reputedly can help you pass alcohol testing. These range from special mouthwash (regular mouthwash that contains alcohol can actually make...
Will alcohol testing catch you out?
One of the questions Integrity Sampling gets asked regularly is: “How much alcohol can I drink before alcohol testing may catch me out”? Perhaps this is a question you’ve asked yourself, when you’ve had one or two drinks (or more) with friends and then intended to hop in your car or go to work....
Reasons abound for alcohol testing in Tasmania
One of the questions any business manager or owner in Tasmania may ask themselves, is ‘why should I conduct alcohol testing in my workplace’? After all, conducting alcohol testing is an expense, takes time and resources and may highlight issues that perhaps you’d rather not know about. So, let’s look at why we think...