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?…
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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…
Geelong drug and alcohol testing fails
An article in the Geelong Advertiser has highlighted that police are calling for vigilance after a spate of roadside drug and alcohol testing positive results. The article quotes Geelong Highway…
Queensland alcohol testing not all bad
The Queensland Government has released a new campaign aimed at younger people entitled Drink Driving, All Bad. And the campaign contains a staggering statistic that should send a sobering message…
Workplace drug testing dilemma
If the star of your favourite sporting team got into trouble with the law, would you stand by him or ship him off to another team at the first opportunity?…
Drug and alcohol testing resolution
Some workplace managers and owners spend the whole of the festive season feeling worried. Worried that one of their employees is going to come to work after a party, still…
New alcohol guidelines hard to swallow
While the timing of this post isn’t perhaps great, on Christmas Eve and with New Years Eve just around the corner, it’s important to know that there is new advice…
Workplace drug and alcohol testing works
We harp on about the need for workplace drug and alcohol testing, but does it actually make a difference? While few studies have been conducted on the subject, perhaps because…
Staying safe on our waterways
An excellent article on the Queensland Police website. And a good reminder that if you drink and take drugs, don’t drive, go to work or operate a boat… In recent…
Safely does it, with workplace drug and alcohol testing
Workplace drug and alcohol testing is seen by some to be controversial, however, when it’s handled properly and done for the right reason it’s absolutely unnecessary for it to be…
You can refuse drug testing but should you?
As we’ve highlighted before in our blogs, you can absolutely refuse drug testing on our roads and in our workplaces, but that doesn’t mean you should. This comes on the…
An ICY retirement in NSW
A police roadside operation in NSW over the weekend, which included drug and alcohol testing, has sent another reminder that when it comes to drug use and drug possession, age…
Caught in the ACT – drug testing catches out police
Some people complain that police and politicians should also face drug testing and in many cases they do! Here’s an example from the ACT published on the-riotact.com. The article explains…
Saliva drug testing “more effective in determining current use”
What is saliva drug testing and why is it touted as the best and fairest way to test for drugs on roadsides and in workplaces? Medical News Today recently published…
Victoria Police out in force with drug and alcohol testing
An article in The Australian relates to last weekend but deserves a read, to remind people that booze buses have returned to Victoria and will be conducting drug and alcohol…
Morwell alcohol testing shocker
Why has an alcohol testing incident in Victoria’s Morwell again led us to inform people of the dangers of drinking alcohol to excess? The Morwell incident started innocently enough. According…
Roadside drug testing results in Geelong a concern
According to an article in the Geelong Advertiser, it’s possible drug-drivers caught travelling in the Geelong region could outnumber drink-drivers for the third consecutive year. In fact, the number of…
Drop in Queensland drug and alcohol testing a factor in rising road toll
A drop in the rate of roadside drug and alcohol testing in Queensland is being raised as a potential reason for a rise in the road toll in the state.…
Drug testing far from a waste(water)
Imagine if you were given the job of studying the nation’s wastewater? No thanks, we can hear you say, although we think it’s fair to say that the people from…
Cracks in the ICE
How many people use ICE? How many people drive or go to work with ICE in their systems? How many people fail drug testing due to ICE? The answers to…