The lack of toilet paper might not be your only concern when you next go to use the toilet, with drug testing of wastewater in WA now a common practice. The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) last week released its ninth report of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program. The program is not used...
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Implementing drug testing in your WA workplace
If you’re a workplace owner or manager in WA, here’s a good New Year’s Resolution for you if you’re wanting to improve safety – start conducting drug testing in your WA workplace in 2020. Before you do, however, there are a few questions and things you need to take care of before the first...
Drug testing in WA not just about ICE
If you conduct drug testing in a WA workplace you could be forgiven for thinking that the only drug you’re going to detect from the testing will be ICE or methamphetamines. While studies show that methamphetamines are a particular issue in WA, it’s not the only drug that’s causing concern and it’s not the...
Drug and alcohol testing in WA goes small for big impact
If you’re the type of person who travels the back streets in an attempt to avoid alcohol testing or drug testing in WA, look out, the police are now even more likely to catch you anytime and anywhere! This follows the recent announcement by WA Police that they’ll soon have new smaller buses on...
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 proposal put forward by the WA government, if you’re caught driving with drugs in your system during random drug testing on the roads the...
Roadside drug testing in Western Australia aims to save lives
While roadside drug testing is seen as controversial in some circles, there are at least two things that can’t be denied: you can’t get caught if you don’t use illegal drugs and driving without drugs in your system is safer. In 2015, for example, 37 per cent of those people killed on Western Australian...
Drug testing in Western Australia
Do you own or manage a farm, manufacturing facility, processing plant, aviation business, transport fleet, mine or other workplace in Western Australia where safety is critical? Do you conduct drug testing in your workplace as part of your goal to improve health and safety? If not, why not? Drug testing in Western Australia –...
Drug testing in Western Australia – ICE not the only target
There’s been a lot of media attention lately in Western Australia on drugs. In particular, there’s the continuing attention on ICE use in this state, and given that we remain the highest users of the drug in the nation, that’s fair enough. Plus there is the added focus on the Federal Government’s plan for...
Drug testing in WA using an X-ray!
We’ve all heard plenty about drug testing on our roads, but the WA Police are going to new levels to detect drugs on their roads… And they won’t need to pull up a single driver to conduct the testing. The clandestine drug testing in WA will be conducted by a new methamphetamines X-ray truck...
Drug testing part of regional WA’s arsenal
As we reported a few weeks ago (see Far-reaching drug and alcohol testing in Western Australia) regional workplaces are concerned with the spread of drugs in their communities. Many of these workplaces, including manufacturing, maritime, aviation and government departments, are turning to companies such as Integrity Sampling to conduct drug testing, to help ensure...