Every year in September, Victorians are glued to their TV sets to watch the AFL Finals series. While most of the focus is on what’s happening on the field, occasionally…
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Alcohol consumption in Australia falls
There was good news from the Australian Bureau of Statistics last week with a report into alcohol consumption in Australia showing a drop in figures. While the drop is only…
Drugs and alcohol feature in Tasmania’s “fatal five” on the roads
An article in The Advocate Newspaper has highlighted the role that drugs and alcohol play in fatal accidents on Tasmania’s roads. According to the article, Tasmania Police include drugs and…
Urine drug testing
We’ve regularly said that saliva testing methodology is a better way to conduct workplace drug testing than urine drug testing, and one of the key reasons we’ve provided is intrusiveness.…
Saliva testing v urine testing for your Perth business
Do you own a business in Perth? Do you conduct drug testing? If yes, or if you are considering introducing drug testing for your Perth business, you have two main…
Drugs testing in Queensland
Sportspeople have done it for years and it’s now commonplace on our roads and in our workplaces. Now it’s becoming common in our prisons and drug testing in Queensland prisons…
Alcohol testing levels questioned by judge
In what’s likely to have police and others shaking their heads in disbelief, a judge in Queensland has allegedly questioned whether the allowed blood alcohol levels on our roads are…
Drug testing in the Victorian transport industry
If you’ve ever questioned why Integrity Sampling and Victoria Police advocate drug testing on Victorian roads and in Victorian workplaces, take a look at a video circulating online of a…
Just how random is your random drug testing?
Your workplace takes safety seriously, so you conduct drug testing regularly to ensure your employees are safe to do their jobs. That’s great, as conducting drug testing, including alcohol testing,…
Drink driving still an issue in Tasmania
With a lot of media attention on drugs and drug testing – with around 10% of those drug tested on Australian roads recording a positive result – it’s sometimes easy…
Workplace drug use rife
A recent article on ABC News online would suggest that workplace drug use – and particularly the use of methamphetamines – is more widespread that most people would think. The…
Mobile drug testing in WA
If you want your drug testing to be truly mobile – and we mean virtually anywhere in WA – then saliva drug testing is a better choice than urine drug…
Alcohol testing in the air – should your pilot be in the cockpit?
Would you hop on an airplane if you knew the pilot had been drinking alcohol? You might be surprised to hear that while it’s not common, it’s certainly not unheard…
Drugs in workplaces widespread in Queensland
We carry on a lot about the need for workplace drug testing in Queensland and across Australia, but it is for good reason. Not only does evidence prove that illegal…
Testing the limits of high level alcohol readings
This week news broke of a Victorian politician who’d been picked up during roadside alcohol testing with a relatively high level of alcohol in his blood while driving. The politician’s…
Saliva testing in Melbourne a no-brainer
There are several reasons why Integrity Sampling recommends saliva testing for drugs over urine testing for workplaces in Melbourne, Victoria and indeed all Australia. And, while it’s not the most…
A drug testing disgrace
If you own or manage a workplace, how confident are you that your employees are coming to work in a fit and safe condition? Is it possible that one or…
Recreational cannabis reform and drug testing
In a few months’ time, the much publicised legalisation of buying and smoking cannabis will take place in Canada and a poll in Tasmania suggests that many Tasmanians want the…
Cocaine in NSW’s sights
Earlier this year we looked at how Victorian Police was in the news when it was highlighted that cocaine was not one of the drugs detected in normal roadside drug…
Saliva testing or urine drug testing for your WA business
If your Perth or Western Australian business is contemplating introducing drug and alcohol testing as part of a drug and alcohol management plan, one of the decisions you’ll need to…