Drug and alcohol testing is making the news in Queensland, including a tenuous link to a somewhat bizarre case of a sawmill worker who was sacked for refusing to provide his fingerprints! Mackay drug and alcohol testing In the middle of this month, Queensland Police were conducting roadside alcohol testing in Moranbah, near Mackay,...
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Drug and alcohol testing in Queensland
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...
The cost of not conducting drug and alcohol testing in Queensland
If you’re a Queensland business owner or manager, why should you conduct drug and alcohol testing in your workplace? There are many reasons why drug and alcohol testing in a Queensland workplace, or any workplace in Australia for that matter, is important, especially if your workplace is safety-focussed. However, if you’re only looking for...
Drug and alcohol testing two of the priorities in Queensland
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. Queensland’s 50-day Christmas Road Safety Campaign ends on January 25 and has already netted many people doing the wrong thing. At the end of...
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...
Driving high – drug and alcohol testing in Queensland still a focus
While the wet conditions will remain a prime focus in Queensland, on the roads drug and alcohol testing will be ramping up as part of Queensland Police’s major focus on road safety leading up to and over Easter. The Easter road safety campaign was launched last week, with Road Policing Command Assistant Commissioner Mike...
Drug and alcohol testing in Queensland for all ages
Who’s the most likely to fail drug or alcohol testing in Queensland, on our roads or in the workplace? If your answer is that it’s young people who are more likely to be irresponsible and get behind the wheel or go to work while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, you’re not alone....
Drug and alcohol testing in Queensland workplaces a must
If you own or manage a workplace in Queensland you may think you don’t need to conduct drug and alcohol testing. You may be confident that your workers wouldn’t take the risk and come to work under the influence of drugs or alcohol. You believe they wouldn’t risk their own lives, the lives of...