When it comes to conducting workplace drug testing, while urine drug testing in Queensland has historically been more widely used, we reckon saliva drug testing wins hands down. While there…
Category: Drug testing
Workplace drug testing is a broad term that describes any drug testing implemented in workplaces. It can include methods such as saliva and urine drug testing.
What happens if you fail workplace drug testing?
It’s a nightmare that has become real. A regular drug user, you manage to hide your habit from most of your friends and family, and are usually careful not to…
Driving while under the influence in Tasmania a major concern
Garry Bailey, the Chair of the Road Safety Advisory Council, recently penned an excellent opinion piece for The Advocate on his concern about the number of drivers each year who…
Roadside saliva drug testing origins
Did you ever wonder how roadside saliva drug testing came about? The risks of drinking alcohol and driving have been known for a long time. We’ve known that mixing alcohol…
The dangers of heroin
Eating poppy seeds leads to failed drug testing Heroin is part of a group of drugs known as opioids and if you use heroin before driving or going to work…
Mining a drug testing blueprint in Queensland
In the early 1980s, the mining industry in Queensland and indeed across Australia had an issue. Employees were coming to work under the influence of drugs and, at that time,…
Saliva drug testing the best method
Picture this. You’re driving along when you notice police up ahead, with what appears to be a booze bus parked nearby. You’re stopped by the police expecting to have to…
Mobile drug testing for your Victorian workplace
If you have a Victorian workplace where employees have roles that see them on the roads, down a mine, in a back paddock on the farm or another remote location,…
Can I conduct drug testing in my workplace?
Drug and alcohol policy part of robust health and safety One of the questions we often get asked is ‘can I conduct drug testing in my workplace?’ While the question…
Urine drug testing ‘fake pee’ on the rise
The company that Integrity Sampling uses for laboratory confirmations in some states is reporting an increase in the incidence of synthetic or fake urine being discovered in urine drug testing…
Cairns part of drug testing trial
If you operate a boat on the waterways in and around Cairns, make sure you’re not under the influence of drugs. That’s one of the key messages from a recent…
Reading (and drug testing) the waters
It seems that your toilet may say more about you than you might think, if results from the National Wastewater Monitoring Program are anything to go by. The program involves…
Drug testing in NSW – what you need to know
While the source may seem questionable (it’s from a website called Junkee!), an online article has provided a good snapshot of what you need to know about drug testing on…
Cannabis record for Tasmania
Wastewater drug testing shows Tasmania’s shame It’s the crown that no state or territory in Australia would want, but it’s Tasmania and Hobart’s to own. The state is officially the…
Drug testing in Western Australia a workplace imperative
If you own or manage a business in Western Australia that is safety critical, one of your key tactics to improve safety should be to conduct workplace drug testing. Western…
Drugs and alcohol not just a young person’s issue
The focus on the tragic deaths of younger people at music festivals this summer supports the misguided perception that drugs and alcohol are mostly an issue for the young. And,…
Pill testing in the spotlight in Victoria
Several drug overdoses in Victoria at music festivals – and indeed across the country – has again ignited the debate about the merits of pill testing. According to an article…
Cannabis – what are you risking?
It’s legal in some countries and for a special group of people legal even in Australia, but that doesn’t mean that cannabis can’t do you harm, in the short term…
What happens if you refuse drug testing in Tasmania
What happens if you refuse to undertake drug testing on Tasmania’s roads? What happens if you refuse drug testing in a Tasmanian workplace? While essentially the advice, whether you’re at…
The potential consequences of illegal drugs
If you take illegal drugs, whether it’s occasional usage for recreational purposes or more regularly for pain or addiction, there’s a fair chance you kid yourself that it’s not doing…