While the festive period may be over, police in Queensland are still firmly focussed on keeping the road toll down, with drug and alcohol testing two of their key tools.…
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Are drugs affecting your health?
In last week’s post we looked at the effects of alcohol on your health and the risks you may be taking if you drink to excess. This week, we’ll take…
Urine drug testing versus saliva testing for your Melbourne business
So you’ve decided to implement drug testing for your Melbourne workplace. Well done, there’s plenty of evidence that conducting drug testing, as part of a drug and alcohol management plan,…
Is alcohol affecting your health?
Some of our posts focus on alcohol and the affects it has on people’s ability to drive and work. For employees, we ask questions such as, should you be at…
Real mates targeted in Tasmania
While we’re in the middle of one of the biggest periods on Tasmania’s roads for policing, one thing that is sure is that police still have drink drivers firmly in…
Protect your business from drugs and alcohol at any time of the year
Christmas and New Year can be a nervous time for workplace owners and managers – and it’s not just the worry of getting the right presents for loved ones! That’s…
Drug and alcohol testing in WA a workplace imperative
If you own or manage a business in WA and don’t conduct drug testing of your workforce and don’t take steps to protect you and your business from issues of…
Can you beat a drug test? Yes… and no!
In posts this year we’ve looked at whether you can beat a drug test or refuse a drug test. While the answer is yes and no (don’t worry, we’ll explain…
Drug and alcohol testing in Queensland gets heavy
If you’re a truck driver, bus driver or other heavy vehicle operator in Queensland, you may have been required to take part in alcohol and drug testing recently, thanks to…
Fentanyl can be a killer
As we’ve mentioned before in our posts, while illicit drugs are of prime concern to employers because of the dangers of having employees high on illegal drugs roaming workplaces, when…
Roadside random drug testing in Victoria about to ramp up
Here’s some news that’s more reliable than our weather – and if you live in Victoria we’re sure you’ll agree after last weekend’s downpour. Roadside random drug testing on Victoria’s…
Can I refuse a drug or alcohol test?
You drag yourself to work after a big night out drinking way too much alcohol and finishing the night off with some recreational drugs. You’ve a splitting headache and feel…
Alcohol and drug testing in Tasmania
“Should you introduce alcohol and drug testing?” is a question asked by WorkSafe Tasmania in a recent edition of its Workplace Issues newsletter. The article highlights that drug and alcohol…
Alcohol testing still a vital tool
If you own or manage a business and think that workplace alcohol testing isn’t necessary, because your employees are responsible and wouldn’t come to work under the influence, you may…
Workplace drug and alcohol testing laws in Western Australia
One of the questions we regularly get asked in Western Australia, is can I lawfully introduce drug and alcohol testing in my workplace? It’s a fair question, because you don’t…
Roadside drug testing likely to increase
As we’ve reported numerous times in our blog, there has been a staggering number of people providing positive results in roadside drug testing carried out across Australia. Now, a National…
Alcohol and drug testing for your Queensland workplace
If you’re considering introducing alcohol and drug management and alcohol and drug testing in your workplace, a great reference is always the health and safety authority in your state. In…
Alcohol testing all at sea
A song about a drunken sailor may have been catchy when it was written in the 19th century, but in the 21st century alcohol and work at sea certainly don’t…
Victoria’s first ‘safe’ injecting room for drugs
In a bid to tackle what it calls ‘skyrocketing ICE and heroin deaths’, the Victorian Government has announced plans for a two-year trial of a medically supervised injecting room for…
Workplace alcohol testing in the ‘silly season’
December is the busiest month for emergency staff for responding to incidents involving alcohol. Surprised? Probably not, considering December is the ‘silly season’, the time when many of us are…