If you’re looking for a provider to look after your drug and alcohol testing, one of your key considerations is likely to be costs. But it’s not just the cost of testing that you need to consider – you should also check the add-ons before making a decision. Additional costs such as penalty rates...
Category: Drug and alcohol testing
News and views on workplace drug and alcohol testing
Drager units for WA Police
The Western Australian newspaper has reported that WA Police are embarking on a new era of drug-driving detection, thanks in part to new Drager Drug Test 5000 units. The Drager Drug Test 5000 is the same unit that Integrity Sampling uses for its drug testing. It’s another tick of approval for the Drager units,...
Queensland Police to use Drager units
The Queensland Police Service will use the same drug testing equipment used by Integrity Sampling for its drug testing. This follows the Queensland Police Service’s acceptance of Dra?ger’s DrugTest® 5000 units for its Oral Fluid Roadside Drug Testing program. Queensland Police Service will be the first Australian jurisdiction to deploy the Dra?ger DrugTest® 5000...
Union backs saliva drug and alcohol testing
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union wants mining companies to only use the saliva method when testing employees for drugs and alcohol. A spokesperson for the union says that saliva drug testing and alcohol drug testing is not only an accurate and effective way of testing for drugs and alcohol, it’s also far less intrusive...
Queensland Police to use Drager DrugTest® 5000
On 17th October 2013, the Queensland Police Service accepted Drager Safety Pacific Pty Ltd’s offer to enter into a Standing Offer Arrangement for the provision of Oral Fluid Roadside Drug Testing Readers, Consumables, Maintenance and Support. Queensland Police Service will be the first Australian jurisdiction to deploy the Dra?ger DrugTest® 5000 for roadside testing....
Drager equipment gets positive tick
One of the reasons why Integrity Sampling leads the way in drug and alcohol testing in Australia is that we only use the best equipment available. One such piece of equipment is the Drager Drug Test 5000 drug testing device, used for saliva drug testing. The Department of Forensic Medicine at Monash University and...
Drug use growing in older people
It’s often thought that drug use is mainly an issue for the young, but the release of a recent report shows that older people are also seeking treatment for alcohol and drug dependence. The Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2011-12 report found that there were close to 150,000 episodes of treatment for alcohol...
Integrity Sampling unveils new van
Integrity Sampling has a new tool in the fight against drugs and alcohol in the workplace! Our Western Australian colleagues have taken possession of a new van. The van will be used for mobile drug and alcohol testing in WA workplaces....
Drager drug testing equipment wins approval
Integrity Sampling are proud to announce that their recommended instrument for on-site drug testing, the Drager DT5000 has been selected by UK police services as the best instrument on the market for their on site testing regime. The process of selection of the approved instrument was based on a number of factors of a...