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Workplace drug testing

Workplace drug testing the only way to know

How can you tell if an employee is under the influence? Workplace drug testing is the only way to know for sure. Credit Alexandre Debieve https://unsplash.com/photos/0ZK9pAVDEEU

You keep reading about the prevalence of drug abuse in the media and you can’t help but wonder if any of your employees are coming to work under the influence.…

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Published September 19, 2023

How drug testing can benefit your workplace

How much would it cost your business to implement workplace drug testing?

You can’t pick up a newspaper, turn on the television or visit an online news site without seeing more information about cost of living pressures. Inflation is hitting individuals and…

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Published May 30, 2023

What’s your policy on workplace drug testing?

A business’ drug and alcohol policy is a vital document, particularly when it comes to workplace drug testing and handling positive results. Featured image credit Drager. Secondary image credit Dev Asangbam https://unsplash.com/photos/_sh9vkVbVgo

If you own or manage a business where safety is important and you conduct workplace drug testing, it’s wise to periodically communicate your drug and alcohol policy and procedures to…

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Published May 15, 2023

Employees express their views on workplace drug testing

A UK report has found that most employees are happy to comply with workplace drug testing. Credit Dräger.

While many workers would prefer not to have to undergo workplace drug testing, most understand the need for the testing and are happy to comply for the sake of safety.…

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Published April 4, 2023

Drug testing – mixing work with displeasure

A truck driver failing drug testing and facing a whole host of other charges, plus a jockey who tried to swap urine samples. Just another week in drug testing news! Credit Esteban Zapata https://unsplash.com/photos/f8Nb18iHdPo and Jeff Griffith https://unsplash.com/photos/PaIDqj8otls

How can you fall foul of the police and your employer at the same time? In the case of a truck driver, failing roadside drug testing will do the job.…

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Published March 29, 2022

Drug testing methods not all created equal

Workers at a Vulcan Steel plant have given saliva drug testing its stamp of approval. If you manage a workplace, you should too.

What does it matter which drug testing method your workplace chooses to use? After all, if you haven’t taken drugs recently, it doesn’t matter which method they use, does it?…

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Published January 27, 2021

Workplace drug testing dilemma

What would you do if one of your key employees fails workplace drug testing? Screaming at them probably isn’t the answer! Credit Ilmicrofono Oggiono https://www.flickr.com/photos/115089924@N02/31049242487/

If the star of your favourite sporting team got into trouble with the law, would you stand by him or ship him off to another team at the first opportunity?…

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Published January 4, 2021

Can you say no to workplace drug testing?

Can you say no to workplace drug testing?

You’re on a ‘bender’ on the weekend, having a great time with mates, downing a few drinks and indulging in illicit drugs. But now it’s Monday morning and soon after…

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Published October 14, 2019

Let’s talk about workplace drug testing

Workplace drug testing mightn’t make good dinner conversation, but it plays an important role in keeping workers safe.

Integrity Sampling earns its living from helping clients throughout Australia with workplace drug and alcohol management services. We’ve been doing it since 2001. Drug and alcohol management – which includes…

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Published September 17, 2019

Drug usage in regional areas raises questions about drug testing

Workplace drug testing is one way to help combat the effect of the use of drugs such as ICE in regional areas.

There was an interesting article in a regional newspaper recently regarding the concern from the agricultural industry about the high use of the drug ICE in regional areas. So, let’s…

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Published July 9, 2019

Nervous about workplace drug testing? You’re not alone

If you’re nervous about getting caught during workplace drug testing, you’re not alone and like others you may have conducted a Google search to find out more.

If you’re nervous about drug testing in your workplace, here’s some good news – you’re not alone! According to research by an American human resources screening firm, JDP, there are…

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Published May 21, 2019

Australian drug trends and what it means for workplace drug testing

What are the recent drug trends and what do they mean for workplace drug testing?

As workplace drug testing providers we always cast a keen eye on creditable reports into drug use in Australia and a recent one to be published was the Australian Drug…

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Published October 23, 2018

Workplace drug testing highlights drop in opiate positives

The change that requires those who want to purchase painkillers containing codeine to see a doctor for a prescription, instead of purchasing over the counter, appears to have resulted in a reduction in the number of positive workplace drug testing results for opiates. Codeine is an opioid drug that is closely related to morphine, and other medications, as well as the illicit drug heroin. The codeine change, which was introduced in Australia on 1 February this year, was brought in to reduce the harm caused by overuse and abuse of codeine specifically and opiates in general. Another key reason for the change was the lack of evidence to show that codeine medications are any more effective for pain relief, colds, flus and other ailments than similar medications that don’t have the same harmful effects as codeine. As we’ve mentioned in the past in our blog, the use of codeine medications can result in positive workplace drug testing results. This is particularly the case when the drug is taken above recommended dosages, either inadvertently or deliberately. So, has the change reduced the number of positive opiate results? In short, yes. Integrity Sampling has compared workplace drug testing results from testing carried out in Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania in specific industries between April and August 2017, against the same period and involving the same industries in 2018. The significance of this period is that it is the traditional cold and flu season and is the period when opiate positive results have usually risen. While the sample size is relatively small (less than 5000) the results show that compared to 68 positive results for opiates during the April – August period in 2017, there were only 37 in 2018. That’s a significant reduction of around 46 per cent. During the same periods, cannabis and methamphetamine positives rose (46 positives in 2017 compared with 56 in 2018 for cannabis, and 56 positives in 2017 compared with 79 in 2018 for methamphetamines. As mentioned, the sample size is small and we’d like to see results in subsequent years before making any ground-breaking statements, but it is none-the-less an important drop and a positive step forward.

The change that requires those who want to purchase painkillers containing codeine to see a doctor for a prescription, instead of purchasing over the counter, appears to have resulted in…

Continue reading Workplace drug testing highlights drop in opiate positives
Published September 25, 2018

A drug testing disgrace

If you own or manage a workplace, how confident are you that your employees are coming to work in a fit and safe condition? Is it possible that one or…

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Published July 17, 2018

Education and training a vital part of workplace drug testing

You’ve developed a drugs and alcohol policy for your business and are conducting regular workplace drug testing, so you now relax knowing you’ve done all you can to protect your…

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Published January 22, 2018

Hemp and workplace drug testing is food for thought

There has been a lot of debate in recent years over medicinal cannabis and its legalisation in Australia, now it’s the turn of close relative, hemp. The sale of low…

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Published August 22, 2017

Workplace drug testing the only way to identify a person on drugs

Would you be able to spot someone who’s taken drugs in your workplace? There are plenty of people who think they can spot someone who is under the influence of…

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Published August 8, 2017

Workplace drug testing spreads its wings!

You might expect to see workplace drug testing being carried out in industries such as mining, transportation and construction, but perhaps not in shearing sheds and beaches! On the beaches…

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Published April 19, 2017

Workplace drug testing not just a necessity in Australia

With all the media attention on drugs, particularly the drug ICE, you could be forgiven for thinking that Australia is the only place on the planet where drugs are a…

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Published April 11, 2017

Widening the scope for workplace drug testing

As we’ve mentioned many times in our blogs, if your workplace drug testing is targeting mostly young males, your drug testing may be missing others who aren’t fit to be…

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Published March 6, 2017

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