Drug & Alcohol Testing

Drug and alcohol testing is done to improve safety in the work environment. In many situations, people who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol at work will put themselves and others at risk. Companies run these tests to deter people working on their sites from using drugs and alcohol at work.

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• It promotes safety.

• It reduces company liability.

• It keeps employees accountable.

• It saves the company money.

• It's an additional expense.

• It violates employee privacy.

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Urinalysis – A urine test is the most common form of pre-employment testing and is typically conducted once a conditional offer of employment has been sent. A urine test can show traces of drug use even after the effects of the drug have worn off and remain in the body for an extended period of time. An alcohol breath analyser can detect alcohol levels within 1 minute. 

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If your contract of employment has no drug and alcohol testing clause, you may still approach any employee and request they provide a sample for drug and alcohol testing, at any time

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