An article on the-riotact.com claims that ACT Policing is alarmed at a spike in failed alcohol testing results and is warning Canberra motorists to stay safe and not to drink and drive. The article claims that the first week of July has seen an alarming spike in the number of people failing alcohol testing...
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Can you beat saliva drug testing?
One of the frequent questions we get asked is ‘Can you beat drug testing?’. Now, while some people may raise their eyebrows at the question and wonder what illegal substance the person asking has been taking lately, we do our best to keep a straight face and consider that the question may be a...
Aussies turning to drugs
Australian Associated Press has featured an alarming article that highlights that, “Australia’s toxic love affair with stimulants is in full bloom, driven by a relentless appetite for ice, samples from sewage treatment plants show.” The article uses as evidence the results from recent monitoring of wastewater from sites across Australia. They say the most...
Drug and drink driving a concern in Queensland
Drug and drink driving and speeding are the major targets of Queensland Police, as they fight to arrest an alarming rise in road deaths despite fewer motorists on the roads due to COVID-19. According to an article in The Australian on Sunday, Queensland has recorded an almost 20 per cent increase in year-on-year road...
Australian workplace drug testing laws
If you’re contemplating introducing drug testing to your workplace, one of the things you may have considered is whether there are any Australian workplace drug testing laws and, if there are, do they help or hinder your ability to conduct drug testing. So, let’s take a look at this question and find some answers....
How accurate is drug testing?
If you’ve been stopped to undertake drug testing on the roads by police, or you are required to undergo drug testing in your workplace, you may have wondered how accurate the testing really is? Is it possible to fail testing when you’ve had no drugs? The accuracy of roadside drug testing in NSW was...
Tiredness and fatigue often indicates an underlying health problem
In many cases, fatigue in the workplace causes a severe risk to health and wellbeing, as well as diminishing productivity. Its accompanying loss of focus, concentration and judgment can mean danger to life and livelihood for employers, as well as the loss of time, money, and morale amongst colleagues. Luckily, there are plenty of simple ways...
Roadside drug and alcohol testing returns
There’s another sign that Australia has done an excellent job in reducing the spread of COVID-19: roadside drug and alcohol testing is returning to normal in some states and territories. Police in several Australian states stopped conducting their normal large-scale drug and alcohol testing in mid-March because it was felt the practice would provide...
Getting back to work in the new world of COVID-19
As many businesses tackle the challenges of operating within COVID-19 restrictions, it’s important to factor alcohol and drug testing in this equation. The reality is alcohol and drug issue can occur in anywhere, including workplaces, and if it’s in your workplace then it can come at a huge cost. According to statistics, one in...
Drugs and other traffic offenses a fatal combination
An article on bigrigs.com.au quotes a top traffic cop in NSW who says the transport industry cannot afford to become complacent in terms of workplace drug testing. Chief inspector Phil Brooks says that combining drug use with other offences such as speed tampering, fatigue, and other infringements, heightens the risk on NSW roads. The...