We have said before in our blogs that there are really only two ways to pass drug testing. They are not to take drugs in the first place or, if you do take drugs, make sure you allow plenty of time before you drive a car or go to work. However, there is a...
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Drug testing required in far north Queensland
If it looks like cocaine and smells like cocaine, then it probably is cocaine, but police in far north Queensland are conducting drug testing just to make sure. This follows the discovery of ten packages of a suspicious white powder on an island in Queensland’s far north. According to an article on PerthNow, police...
Drug testing in the news – and it’s not just COVID!
There’s a lot of news around lately around testing and drugs, mostly focusing on COVID 19. But roadside drug testing also makes the headlines regularly, generally when someone fails drug testing after an accident or for other negative reasons. So, how does the drug testing on our roads and in our workplace work? What...
SA police appalled at drug and alcohol testing results
Would you drive your child to or from school while being under the influence of drugs or alcohol? Hopefully most people would say no, but, as police in South Australia have discovered, some people are willing to take the risk. According to an article on the 9 News website, South Australian police nabbed six...
Drug testing in South Australia on the rise
Drug testing is on the increase in South Australia, but the news doesn’t relate to our roadsides or our workplaces. The drug testing in SA is being completed by child protection authorities and involves parents. An article in the Sunday Mail recently shed light on the testing, which has tripled in the past two...
Drink and alcohol testing in Shoalhaven
According to an article in the South Coast Register, a high-visibility road safety enforcement campaign conducted across the Shoalhaven area over the weekend has resulted in multiple charges being laid for failing drug and alcohol testing and other offences. “The high-visibility operation was enforced across Nowra and Bay and Basin between Friday, January 29...
Drug testing in South Australia and ACT makes the news
Drug testing has made the news in South Australia and the ACT and, this time at least, it’s not all bad news. South Australia drug testing news In South Australia, a major blitz on roadside drug testing and alcohol testing has caught out many ‘selfish drivers’ who were caught driving while under the influence...
Queensland Police drug and alcohol testing heats up
A Queensland Police summer road safety campaign has been in full swing in January, with alcohol and drug testing a large part of the campaign. According to the Queensland Police website, through January, Nebo Police and surrounding divisions have been conducting high visibility and high volume vehicle intercepts on the Peak Downs Highway. Between...
Drug testing methods not all created equal
What does it matter which drug testing method your workplace chooses to use? After all, if you haven’t taken drugs recently, it doesn’t matter which method they use, does it? Actually, the drug testing method can make a difference, as the Manufacturing and Construction Workers Union at Vulcan Steel in New Zealand well know....
Alcohol testing in Victoria and BAC – all you need to know
While the festive season – or should that be silly season – has passed, many Victorians will be heading out in the coming warmer months to socialise and party. And if this is mixed with driving or work, it can be a fatal combination. Or, if you fail alcohol testing in Victoria, it could...