It’s that time of the year again when relatively sensible people think it’s okay to have a few drinks and take photocopies of their squashed faces and drop their trousers in public, or more correctly, in front of their work colleagues. That’s right, tis the season for office and workplace festive season parties! But...
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Speak up about drugs and alcohol in the workplace
In our blogs we often write about how employers can protect their workplace from the scourge of drugs and alcohol, in part by conducting drug testing and alcohol testing. But what if you, an employee, notices that one of your work colleges shouldn’t be at work? What happens if you suspect they’re affected by...
ICE and driving a deadly combination
If you’re one of the 1.4% of Australians who have used ICE, methamphetamines or amphetamines in the past 12 months, for goodness sake don’t take the drug and get behind the wheel… Or, for that matter, go to work. As reported last week in our blogs, if you do take ICE and drive, you...
The drug wheel is out to get you!
We’ve probably all heard of the karma wheel and how it will run you over if your bad deeds outweigh your good deeds, but have you ever heard of the drug wheel? The drug wheel and its karma equivalent might not have a lot in common, but the drug wheel can certainly run you...
The drug test – which drug causes most harm?
Which drug causes the most harm in Australia? Is it the drug ICE, that gets a lot of attention because of its sometimes powerful effects, or ecstasy, which has received plenty of media because of overdoses at music festivals? Or is it tobacco, which according to the Cancer Council kills around 15,500 Australians each...
What does it feel like to be high on drugs?
If you’ve never taken an illegal drug, what does it feel like? What do you experience when you have a drug high. And what’s it like when the high wears off? It’s worth remembering that while you might not have tried an illegal drug before, it’s extremely likely that you’ve taken drugs. Over the...
Nervous about workplace drug testing? You’re not alone
If you’re nervous about drug testing in your workplace, here’s some good news – you’re not alone! According to research by an American human resources screening firm, JDP, there are a lot of people in the US who are nervous about workplace drug testing and they’re Googling and conducting Internet searches to find out...
Random drug testing in Victoria not a haphazard exercise
Pre-employment drug testing, testing following an incident, testing an employee who you suspect is under the influence… There are several different drug testing methodologies, but if you’re truly serious about safety in your business in Victoria, random drug testing is likely to be one of the tools you utilise to ensure a safe workplace....
Agony and ecstasy
There has been a lot of attention on ecstasy over the past few months, with several deaths and a large number of overdoses reported during music festivals around Australia over the warmer months. So, let’s find out a bit more about the illegal drug. According to the Australian Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF), ecstasy...
Are personal breathalysers accurate?
We all get a lot of spam with our email these days and one that has become a regular to my junk folder has been one on police grade breathalysers. While I know the email could be misleading at best, it made me wonder how many people might actually click on the links in...