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...
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Drug and alcohol testing in Queensland nabs seven
While it’s difficult to know exactly how many people go to work under the influence of drugs and alcohol in a given year, studies have shown that the figure is perhaps around two percent. But, as recent drug and alcohol testing by Integrity Sampling in Queensland shows, when testing is carried out on a...
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 Operation Austrans. Operation Austrans is an initiative held regularly across the nation that targets heavy vehicle road safety issues. Drug and alcohol use (and...
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 Queensland, this is WorkSafe Queensland, which has a great document on their website entitled Framework for alcohol and drug management in the workplace. One...
Random drug and alcohol testing – Queensland festive season report card
The Festive Season is over and while some may feel a bit sad that another Christmas and New Year has passed, for the Queensland Police it brings a sigh of relief. After another major Christmas Road Safe Campaign, in which thousands of random drug tests and alcohol tests were conducted, the Queensland Police have...