Drug and alcohol testing in Queensland workplaces is now widespread, particularly for industries where safety critical roles are common. The workers who undergo regular drug and alcohol testing in Queensland as part of their roles include those in the heavy vehicle transportation industry, mining, aviation, rail employees and emergency workers. Another safety critical group of...
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Workplace drug testing in Queensland
Workplace drug testing in Queensland – the force is with you!
Two of the questions Integrity Sampling is regularly asked, and it’s no different for our Queensland branches, is can I legally implement drug testing in my business and, if it’s legal to implement workplace drug testing, how will my employees react? They are reasonable questions and also reasonable concerns, but thankfully the simple answer is...
Will workplace drug testing in Queensland pick up medicinal cannabis?
Queensland doctors will soon be able to prescribe medicinal cannabis to patients, so will this lead to a spike in positive workplace drug testing results in Queensland? As outlined in an ABC news article, last week the Queensland Parliament passed new laws to allow medicinal cannabis to be prescribed to patients. The laws, which will...