An article in The Australian relates to last weekend but deserves a read, to remind people that booze buses have returned to Victoria and will be conducting drug and alcohol testing across the state. The timing of the booze buses return coincided with Victorians being able to travel further after weeks of lockdown. According...
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News and views on workplace drug and alcohol testing
Drop in Queensland drug and alcohol testing a factor in rising road toll
A drop in the rate of roadside drug and alcohol testing in Queensland is being raised as a potential reason for a rise in the road toll in the state. Like most states and territories in Australia, Queensland stopped conducting normal large-scale drug and alcohol testing during the first wave of COVID-19 because it...
Cracks in the ICE
How many people use ICE? How many people drive or go to work with ICE in their systems? How many people fail drug testing due to ICE? The answers to some of these questions are contained in an excellent and informative resource on the Cracks In The ICE website. For example, you may be...
Drug and alcohol testing in Queensland no joke
Ever wondered what it’s like to drive while under the influence of drugs or over 0.05? Queensland Police recently set-up a fun and interesting way to see the impact of drugs and alcohol on driving, using V8 Supercars Champion Russell Ingall and a couple of unsuspecting people. It was all caught on video and...
The million dollar drug and alcohol testing question
In this day and age of social media, where public figures are lambasted and called to be sacked for the slightest indiscretion, let’s take a look at two hypothetical situations involving drug and alcohol testing and see what you think the consequences for the people involved should be. The first involves a taxi driver,...
Testing times in South Australia
There have been further examples of the irresponsible risks people are prepared to take on our roads, this time in South Australia, with drivers failing drug testing and alcohol testing while doing the school run. Last week South Australia police conducted over 1000 drug and alcohol tests near school drop off and pick up...
Drug and drink driving a concern in Queensland
Drug and drink driving and speeding are the major targets of Queensland Police, as they fight to arrest an alarming rise in road deaths despite fewer motorists on the roads due to COVID-19. According to an article in The Australian on Sunday, Queensland has recorded an almost 20 per cent increase in year-on-year road...
Roadside drug and alcohol testing returns
There’s another sign that Australia has done an excellent job in reducing the spread of COVID-19: roadside drug and alcohol testing is returning to normal in some states and territories. Police in several Australian states stopped conducting their normal large-scale drug and alcohol testing in mid-March because it was felt the practice would provide...
COVID-19 and drug and alcohol testing concerns
I hope you; your colleagues, family and friends are all healthy and staying safe through these trying times. We have growing concerns, regarding the recent increase in suspension/cancellations of random, incident and causal drug and alcohol testing services, we normally provide, to many high-risk industries such as transport, distribution/warehousing, manufacturing and construction. We are...
Workplace drug and alcohol testing in Tasmania
Drug and alcohol testing as vital as ever Should you be concerned about drugs and alcohol in your Tasmanian workplace? While it might be easy to set aside questions like this in the face of COVID-19, it’s important to remember that at all times, as a business owner or manager, you have an obligation...