One of the big stories to come out of WA in past week, as much for its shock value than anything else, was the announcement that urine testing proved that a mother and her two children had unwittingly ingested cannabis The incident occurred in March after the mother and her children reported to a hospital...
Category: Perth drug and alcohol testing
News and views on drug testing and alcohol testing specific to the Perth area
Drug testing in Western Australia conundrum
It’s the drug testing in Western Australia conundrum of the century. The almost impossible choice that you’d probably only answer if someone put a gun to your head. The question? Who would you rather travel with: The pilot of a light plane high on methamphetamines or a juvenile vehicle driver with methamphetamines and cannabis in...
WA and Perth employees to undergo drug and alcohol testing
Employees at three of Perth and Western Australia’s top tourist attractions will soon undergo drug and alcohol testing. And while animals, plants, the public and most employees will be reassured by the move, not everyone it seems is happy. According to an article on the PerthNow website, employees at Perth Zoo, Rottnest Island and Kings...
Drug use in WA and Perth, the highs and lows
There is good and not so good news for workplace drug testing in Perth and WA, from the fifth report of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program released recently. The most recent report found that use of methamphetamines in Perth were at its lowest levels since drug testing of the city’s wastewater began in 2016....
Saliva testing v urine testing for your Perth business
Do you own a business in Perth? Do you conduct drug testing? If yes, or if you are considering introducing drug testing for your Perth business, you have two main choices – saliva testing or urine testing? On the face of it, most people would consider the choice not to be all that important. A...
Mobile drug testing in WA
If you want your drug testing to be truly mobile – and we mean virtually anywhere in WA – then saliva drug testing is a better choice than urine drug testing. Mobile drug testing may be important for your WA if your employees work off-site or in areas where restrooms aren’t handy. For example, on...
Drug testing part of regional WA’s arsenal
As we reported a few weeks ago (see Far-reaching drug and alcohol testing in Western Australia) regional workplaces are concerned with the spread of drugs in their communities. Many of these workplaces, including manufacturing, maritime, aviation and government departments, are turning to companies such as Integrity Sampling to conduct drug testing, to help ensure their...
Far-reaching drug and alcohol testing in Western Australia
While Western Australia may be vast, it’s fair to say that so is Integrity Sampling’s drug and alcohol testing reach in the state. Our service area takes in most substantial workforce areas of WA, including the Pilbara and Kimberley regions in the north, to the Great Southern region in the south; and from the Mid-West...
The Power is with drug and alcohol testing in Western Australia
All contractors working for Western Australian electrical supplier Western Power now need to comply with the power company’s drug and alcohol testing policy. The requirement follows an amendment to Western Power’s Service Apparatus Connection Scheme (SACS). The SACS amendment means that electrical contractors must demonstrate and participate in fitness for work processes and procedures that...
Urine drug testing or saliva testing for your WA business? The choice is clear
If you’re considering implementing drug testing in your Perth or WA business there is a choice you need to make – do you use urine drug testing or saliva drug testing? In theory this might seem like a simple choice between two collection and analysing methods, but in practice there are pros and cons that...