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4 years ago 553 Views
It Isn’t No Holiday: Drug Testing After COVID-19 Working from Home

It Isn’t No Holiday: Drug Testing After COVID-19 Working from Home

Long-term isolation has a profound effect on our mental and physical health. While long-term isolation has been known to cause a host of issues, there is another underlying issue that may rear its head: alcohol and drug abuse and dependency.

4 years ago 711 Views
The Different Reasons Why Employers Complete Workplace Drug Testing

The Different Reasons Why Employers Complete Workplace Drug Testing

When deciphering what is most appropriate for your business, you’ll need to carefully consider your company’s circumstances and the main reasons for testing. Are you testing to improve safety and productivity? Or are you weeding out high risk individuals to maintain the integrity of your workforce?
4 years ago 852 Views
Who Can Drug Test Employees at Work?

Who Can Drug Test Employees at Work?

To ensure standards are upheld throughout the procedure, only certified Drug and Alcohol Screening Officers can administer a drug test at work. These types of professionals are usually engaged from an onsite workplace drug testing company, accredited by NATA.
4 years ago 1099 Views
Do You Have to Notify Your Employees of a Drug Test?

Do You Have to Notify Your Employees of a Drug Test?

Depending on the industry, certain regulatory rules have been put in place by the Australian government or industry body to ensure the safety and wellbeing of individuals in the workplace. While many employers are aware that workplace drug testing is possible, these regulations are important to understand before conducting any sort of drug or alcohol testing in the workplace.
4 years ago 465 Views
How Acceptable Is Drug Testing in Australian Work Culture?

How Acceptable Is Drug Testing in Australian Work Culture?

Both employers and employees have a duty to take care of their own health and to ensure that their behaviour doesn’t adversely affect others around them. That’s why now more than ever, employers from large corporations, smaller privately-owned businesses and areas within the government are turning to testing their staff at regular intervals.

By MediNat Australia 4 years ago 1162 Views
How Long Does a Urine Drug Test Take?

How Long Does a Urine Drug Test Take?

One of the common methods to screen employees or potential employees for drug use is the urine drug test kit. Available in different test strip combinations to detect a wide range of drugs, urine tests are increasingly utilised to reduce the impact of drugs in the workplace.

By MediNat Australia 4 years ago 1202 Views
What Drugs are Detected in Urine Tests?

What Drugs are Detected in Urine Tests?

While urine testing can detect impairment from alcohol, it can only detect the presence of drugs. The test can determine whether a person has used specific drugs in the past few days or weeks, even after the effects have worn off. Urine tests can detect both illegal and prescription drugs.

By MediNat Australia 4 years ago 958 Views
How Often Should My Employees Take a Urine Drug Test?

How Often Should My Employees Take a Urine Drug Test?

In Australia, it is legal to perform drug and alcohol testing in the workplace but you must have a drug and alcohol policy in place before implementing a testing programme. How often you test and what you test for will be clarified in this policy.

By MediNat Australia 4 years ago 571 Views
Explaining Urine Drug Tests to Your Employees

Explaining Urine Drug Tests to Your Employees

Introducing workplace drug and alcohol testing can be perceived as hostile by some employees or unions and may negatively impact the way your employees feel about the company and their jobs within it.

By MediNat Australia 4 years ago 604 Views
Are Saliva Tests as Effective as Urine Drug Tests?

Are Saliva Tests as Effective as Urine Drug Tests?

Most companies will choose between a urine or saliva drug test, but how do you choose which one is the most suitable for your business?