Regular readers of our posts will know that we recommend saliva drug testing over urine drug testing for our clients. While there are several reasons for this – and we’ll…
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.
Refusing drug testing a silly act
Can you refuse to undertake drug testing if you’re asked to at your workplace? Can you refuse if you are asked to undertake roadside drug testing by Victoria Police? As…
6 reasons to implement workplace drug testing
You own or manage a medium to large business where safety is critical, but up until now you’ve resisted the urge to conduct workplace drug testing. “It will cost too…
Legalising cannabis and what it may mean for drug testing
While cannabis is largely illegal in Australia, the debate on whether the laws should stay the same is continuing. So, we thought it was time to have a closer look…
Drug testing – mixing work with displeasure
How can you fall foul of the police and your employer at the same time? In the case of a truck driver, failing roadside drug testing will do the job.…
Drug testing highs a low feeling on Central Coast NSW
A Daily Telegraph article suggests that if you drink and drive, you’re a bloody idiot, but if you take drugs and drive chances are you’re becoming a more common idiot.…
Warning about drugs purchased over the Internet
If you’re purchasing drugs over the Internet to help you stay awake to work or drive, you could be risking your health and the safety of others. In addition, you…
Northern Territory Government rejects drug testing
An article in the NT Independent claims that the Gunner Government has rejected a call to have politicians and their staffers undergo random drug testing as a condition of their…
What’s your policy on workplace drug testing?
One of your employees has been caught with drugs in their system after routine workplace drug testing, following a potentially serious incident. No one was hurt, but it was probably…
Drivers getting alerts on drug testing locations
An article on The Conversation website has highlighted a practice that will put a smile on the face of people who take drugs and drive, while leaving the rest of…
Cannabis can stay in your system a long time
If you use cannabis, how long do you need to wait after taking the drug before you can go to work or drive? If it’s only a few hours since…
Victoria Police want cocaine included in drug testing
The Herald Sun reported on the weekend that Victoria Police will push for cocaine to be included in roadside drug testing. And they have support from road accident experts, who…
Roadside drug testing improves safety in NSW
Most of us are so used to driving a car that we forget that it’s an activity that requires a lot of skill, judgement and concentration. Negatively influencing your ability…
Drug testing in Victoria aims to save lives
What is drug testing in Victoria – at work and on the road – trying to achieve? If you listen to some people, roadside drug testing is merely a revenue…
What’s your policy on drug testing in your workplace?
In this COVID-age, there is a lot of news and questions floating around about what workplaces can and can’t do, particularly around whether an employer can make it mandatory to…
Roadside drug testing’s tough stance in South Australia
Roadside drug testing could get even tougher on motorists in South Australia under proposed rule changes. But for some the proposal goes too far. As revealed on adelaidenow.com.au, the proposal…
Highlighting the NSW drug testing fake news
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…
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…
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…
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.…