Garry Bailey, the Chair of the Road Safety Advisory Council, recently penned an excellent opinion piece for The Advocate on his concern about the number of drivers each year who…
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Roadside saliva drug testing origins
Did you ever wonder how roadside saliva drug testing came about? The risks of drinking alcohol and driving have been known for a long time. We’ve known that mixing alcohol…
Alcohol testing in Western Australia anytime, anywhere
The Western Australian Police, like other police forces around Australia have a very simple attitude when it comes to alcohol testing. That is, you could be tested at anytime, anywhere.…
The dangers of heroin
Eating poppy seeds leads to failed drug testing Heroin is part of a group of drugs known as opioids and if you use heroin before driving or going to work…
Mining a drug testing blueprint in Queensland
In the early 1980s, the mining industry in Queensland and indeed across Australia had an issue. Employees were coming to work under the influence of drugs and, at that time,…
Saliva drug testing the best method
Picture this. You’re driving along when you notice police up ahead, with what appears to be a booze bus parked nearby. You’re stopped by the police expecting to have to…
Mobile drug testing for your Victorian workplace
If you have a Victorian workplace where employees have roles that see them on the roads, down a mine, in a back paddock on the farm or another remote location,…
Agony and ecstasy
There has been a lot of attention on ecstasy over the past few months, with several deaths and a large number of overdoses reported during music festivals around Australia over…
Can an employee take a sickie after a big night out?
Tasmania case may surprise many If you’re a manager or owner of a business in Tasmania where safety is important, would you want employees to call in sick if they’d…
Can I conduct drug testing in my workplace?
Drug and alcohol policy part of robust health and safety One of the questions we often get asked is ‘can I conduct drug testing in my workplace?’ While the question…
Drug testing fines in WA could be on the rise
If you get caught during drug testing on WA roads the penalty to your hip pocket is likely to rise in the near future. According to ABC News, under a…
Urine drug testing ‘fake pee’ on the rise
The company that Integrity Sampling uses for laboratory confirmations in some states is reporting an increase in the incidence of synthetic or fake urine being discovered in urine drug testing…
Cairns part of drug testing trial
If you operate a boat on the waterways in and around Cairns, make sure you’re not under the influence of drugs. That’s one of the key messages from a recent…
Doing the maths on alcohol blood levels
Will alcohol testing catch you out? You’re a responsible person. So, when it comes time to go out with friends or family and it’s your turn to drive, you want…
Drugs, alcohol, work and driving a fatal mix in Victoria
We know that the use drugs and alcohol can be a fatal combination on Victoria’s roads and in Victoria’s workplaces, so it goes without saying that if you drive for…
Reading (and drug testing) the waters
It seems that your toilet may say more about you than you might think, if results from the National Wastewater Monitoring Program are anything to go by. The program involves…
Drug testing in NSW – what you need to know
While the source may seem questionable (it’s from a website called Junkee!), an online article has provided a good snapshot of what you need to know about drug testing on…
Cannabis record for Tasmania
Wastewater drug testing shows Tasmania’s shame It’s the crown that no state or territory in Australia would want, but it’s Tasmania and Hobart’s to own. The state is officially the…
Drug testing in Western Australia a workplace imperative
If you own or manage a business in Western Australia that is safety critical, one of your key tactics to improve safety should be to conduct workplace drug testing. Western…
Don’t refuse alcohol testing
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, if you’re asked to undergo alcohol testing on our roads – or for that matter in our workplaces – take the…