When people think of drug and alcohol testing they often think of random testing, because it’s what we’re most exposed to, usually by roadside police. But when it comes to workplace drug testing and alcohol testing for your Perth or Western Australian business, random is only one form of testing you may want to...
Category: Perth drug and alcohol testing
News and views on drug testing and alcohol testing specific to the Perth area
Implementing random drug testing in Perth workplaces
Whether it’s a New Year’s Resolution or you simply want to improve your business’ safety regime, if you’re thinking of implementing random drug testing in your Perth workplace there are some details to take care and questions to be asked before the first drug test takes place. Can you legally implement random drug testing...
Festive season drug and alcohol testing in Perth
With the Festive Season fast approaching the next month can be a worrying time for Perth businesses. Christmas and New Year is a great period, but it brings an escalation in office parties and social occasions and, subsequently, an increase in the chances of employees coming to work under the influence of alcohol or...
Drug and alcohol testing in Perth nets pilot
Drug and alcohol testing in Perth workplaces may be becoming more common, but you probably wouldn’t expect that an A380 pilot would be one of those caught out. According to The West Australian, a pilot for Emirates was recently stood down after he refused to undertake alcohol and drug testing. The incident occurred at...
Perth workplace drug testing on the rise
The number of workplaces that are conducting workplace drug testing in Perth is on the rise, with St John Ambulance possibly soon to join the throng. According to a recent Perth Now article, St John Ambulance is investigating introducing drug testing. The article quotes Chief Executive Officer at St John Ambulance WA, Tony Ahern,...
Meth main drug detected in Perth and Western Australian drug testing
When it comes to workplace drug testing in Perth and Western Australia, methamphetamines – including ICE – are public enemy number one. While nationwide statistics show that methamphetamines are not the most commonly used illicit drug (that dubious honour goes to cannabis), drug testing in Perth and Western Australia, as well as other research,...
Shades of grey when conducting drug and alcohol testing for your Perth workplace
If you conduct alcohol testing or drug testing in your Perth workplace, you’d probably expect that it’s the younger members of your workforce that are more likely to return a positive result. But recent research suggests that might not be the case. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare conduct regular research into alcohol...
Drug testing in Perth… Using your toilet!
If you own or manage a workplace in Perth, Bunbury or Geraldton and you’re not conducting workplace drug testing, you should be, following the release of research that shows that Western Australian people are using around 2 tonnes of methamphetamines a year. The research, as part of the Western Australian State Government’s methamphetamines strategy,...
Urine drug testing versus saliva testing for your Perth business
One of the questions we get asked at our Perth branch more than any other, is why does Integrity Sampling specialise in saliva testing for drugs rather than urine drug testing? It’s a fair question, because it wasn’t that long ago when urine drug testing was the most common means of testing for drugs....
Drug and alcohol testing in Perth – Integrity Sampling has you covered
If you need workplace drug and alcohol testing in Perth, you can be confident that Integrity Sampling has you covered. Why use Integrity Sampling for your workplace drug and alcohol testing in Perth? We provide a range of drug and alcohol testing services. This includes random testing, pre-employment testing, testing of employees who’ve been...