Here is a dramatised conversation of a real story involving roadside drug testing in NSW. A story that gets played out every day on our roads across Australia. “Sir, this preliminary drug testing shows that you are positive to an illicit drug,” say the NSW Police Officer to the driver. “A further sample will be...
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News and views on workplace drug testing
Increased roadside drug testing in Victoria could help to save lives
Here’s news that will have some people rejoicing and others, including the people who think roadside drug testing Victoria is just revenue raising, even hotter under the collar. According to a recent article on 3aw.com.au, a road accident research centre has called for roadside drug testing in regional Victoria to be doubled. In addition (and...
We’re positive! Amazon workplace drug testing changes
In last week’s post we highlighted the dangers of cannabis in workplaces and on the roads, which may make a decision by one of the world’s leading brands seem a strange move. Retail giant Amazon has revised its workplace drug testing policy on cannabis. The revisions mean that people who have been previously sacked for...
ICE a Queensland ‘Wide’ issue
An article in Queensland’s Courier Mail has highlighted that the drug ICE is an epidemic in a regional Queensland community and that it’s the main drug detected in drug testing. The story focuses on the Wide Bay region of Queensland and quotes Detective Inspector Gary Pettiford, who said that methylamphetamine (ICE) and marijuana were the...
Roadside drug testing stats highlight fatal issue in Victoria
A Herald Sun article calls it the “Shocking truth behind road trauma statistics”, with roadside drug testing in Victoria and, more shockingly, road trauma investigations, laying out the awful truth about illegal drugs on our roads. The article, which was publishing on the weekend and is available on the Herald Sun website for those with...
Melbourne drug testing fail with a difference
Can you be caught for drug testing in Melbourne while riding a scooter? As highlighted by an article in a recent Whitehorse Leader, yes you can and while the incident may sound somewhat funny it does have a serious message. The incident involved a Nunawading man who was noticed by Victoria Police while patrolling along...
What happens when you fail preliminary drug testing?
You’ve just tested positive for drugs during roadside drug testing or during a saliva drug test in the workplace. This means you will face significant consequences – a fine and loss of license on the road and at the very least a black mark against you at work. Or will it? Before you start to...
Drug testing with a twist in Queensland
Can you fail roadside drug testing from passive smoking of cannabis? According to a driver in Queensland you can. As reported in a Courier Mail article, he told police that he returned a positive roadside drug test because he had been at a his grandfather’s wake the previous night, where there had been “smoking going...
Roadside drug testing in Queensland locked in
We’ve mentioned before in our blogs that if you’re faced with drug testing on a Queensland roadside or workplace, you’re better off taking the test and failing rather than refusing a test. Now, in Toowoomba, comes news of a truck driver who has not only refused a drug test, his locked himself in his truck...
Workplace drug testing in Western Australia not all plain sailing
There’s been quite a bit of media attention in Western Australia recently about workplace drug testing, which from our perspective needs some clarification. The media attention revolves around changes to the Work Health and Safety Act that were passed last year. The changes included requirements for safety-focused Western Australian businesses to undertake drug testing to...