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  • Is your Workplace AOD Policy Up to Date? Don’t Risk Non-compliance

    In today's rapidly evolving workplace safety landscape, having an up-to-date Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) policy is crucial. Are you confident that your current policy aligns with the latest Australian Standards and work health and safety requirements? Introducing Nick Fox…

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  • Ensuring Patient Safety: AHPRA’s Approach to Health Practitioner Screening

    The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) collaborates with National Boards to verify that registered health practitioners across Australia possess appropriate qualifications, training and competency to deliver safe healthcare. While drug and alcohol screening can be disruptive; public safety remains…

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  • Alarming Trends in Road Safety: Methylamphetamine Takes the Lead

    Thank you to Monash University for sharing crucial insights into the trends in alcohol and other drugs in injured and fatal road crashes over the past decade. Their research reveals methylamphetamine ranks as the predominant illicit substance detected in car…

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  • Certified Straws – Key to Accurate Results

    Our wall mounted breathalysers (WM4 and Centurion) meet the AS/NZS 3547:2019 certification standards, which demand extensive testing protocols to verify accuracy, consistency, long-term durability (13 months), and operational reliability across varying ethanol levels and airflow evaluations. Our breathalysers undergo meticulous…

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  • Guilty: Significant outcome in NZ Health & Safety Prosecution

    A November New Zealand ruling offers key insights for business officers and organisational leaders who hold significant influence over their enterprise's management. Officers must maintain adequate knowledge to ensure their PCBU's (person conducting a business or undertaking) compliance with HSW Act…

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  • When you choose Australian Made

    Let's celebrate the incredible products we make and grow right here at home! When you choose Australian Made, you're not just buying a product – you're investing in our nation's future. Every purchase creates jobs and supports countless Australians across the…

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  • When Careers & Lives Hang in the Balance, Accuracy is Non-Negotiable

    What steps can you take to maintain the morality of your testing procedures and prevent manipulation and tampering? Drug and alcohol screening outcomes can have profound effects on people's lives. With careers, reputations, and future possibilities at stake, it's essential…

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  • Accreditation Matters

    The National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) functions as Australia's primary accreditation organisation. NATA's mission is to protect national and public interests by verifying that accredited organisations meet applicable Australian and international standards, thereby demonstrating their capability to deliver consistent, reliable…

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  • Building Long-Term Relationships, NOT Short-Term Sales

    In the world of manufacturing, there exists a strategy called "planned obsolescence." This practice involves deliberately designing products with a limited lifespan, compelling consumers to make repeated purchases over time. Why would a manufacturer produce a tire that lasts forever when…

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  • New Urine Test Thresholds: Are You Ready?

    We are currently just over the two year mark of the three-year transition period regarding the latest workplace urine drug testing standard AS/NZS 4308:2023 from AS/NZS 4308:2008. These updated standards introduce significant modifications that will affect your Workplace Drug Testing Program…

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  • Substance Use at Work – More Common Than You Think

    The Alcohol & Drug Foundation's research, reports that approximately 5% of Australian workers have confessed to working while under the influence of alcohol during their careers, and 2% have used illicit substances at work. Workplace accidents and injuries are attributed…

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  • Protect Your Team from #1 Work Hazard

    Workplace safety standards in Australia have evolved considerably over time; yet, workplace incidents remain a significant concern. Safe Work Australia's statistics of the past ten years, reveals workplace accidents have claimed over 1,880 lives through fatal injuries, while serious compensation…

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  • Is Workplace Safety a Priority for your New Year?

    How are you minimising your potential personal liability for WHS legislation? With strict Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) legislation and severe penalties, including up to life imprisonment for industrial manslaughter offences, the potential implications for both individuals and organisations involved in…

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  • Safety First – Updated National Standard for Rail Safety Workers

    Under the Rail Safety National Law (RSNL), rail transport operators must ensure they effectively manage health-related risks affecting rail safety workers. The National Standard for Health Assessment of Rail Safety Workers serves as a comprehensive guide to help operators fulfill…

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  • Cross-reactivity in Workplace Testing

    Cross-reactivity describes when an antibody interacts with a compound different from its intended antigen. In drug screening, cross-reactivity happens when an immunoassay test's antibody binds to an antigen different from the drug it's meant to detect. Antibodies bind to substances…

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  • Disregarding Drug & Alcohol Policy is Unacceptable

    Companies are increasingly implementing drug and alcohol testing as understanding grows about their impact on workplace safety. While maintaining a secure work environment is a shared responsibility, understanding and following the new protocols can seem unclear, especially regarding the resources…

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  • Drug Use Behind the Wheel: A Growing Epidemic

    The National Roads and Motorists' Association (NRMA) has developed a report focused on identifying key factors contributing to road accidents and proposing potential measures to minimise fatalities and injuries. Ongoing support for law enforcement, infrastructure development and community awareness programs…

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  • Dedicated to Precision & Accuracy

    Our Service Team is dedicated to maintaining your device to the highest standard for safety and reliability in alcohol and drug testing. Our expert service technicians work tirelessly to ensure that every device we service operates with precision and accuracy.…

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  • Our High Standards Extends to our Supply Chain

    We have developed a resilient global supply chain with industry leading Australian manufacturing facilities & comprehensive and secure material resource planning. Our purpose built facilities include research laboratories, on-site calibration facilities and warehouse and production for our Australian designed, developed…

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  • Reminder for Temperature Sensitive Products

    As temperatures warm, it's important to remember the proper management and transportation requirements for heat-sensitive materials. This is particularly vital when handling and moving consumables for our Druglizer LE5 device. Utilising competitive lateral flow immunoassay methodology, the test strips within the…

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  • Pressure-Activated Passive Testing & Fast-Passive Testing

    By introducing “Passive” alcohol testing, organisations can: Speed up employee testing (particularly important where zero tolerance sites test every person entering the workplace every day); Reduce the use of plastic mouthpieces required for “Standard” alcohol testing, thus reducing cost per…

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  • Screening to Confirmation – How to Ensure Reliable Workplace Testing

    When conducting a drug test, the detection window - the time during which a substance is identifiable in the body - varies depending on the method used for screening and confirmation testing. Changing the method from the initial screening test to…

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  • Positive Work Practices for Psychosocial Hazards

    How can you improve the management of psychosocial hazards in your workplace, and promote positive work practices to support mental health and wellbeing? Organisations are responsible for eliminating psychosocial risks in the workplace, or if that is not reasonably practicable,…

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  • Unfair Dismissal

    Currently organisations are facing a gap between Australia's occupational health and safety laws and the use of medicinal cannabis. In January 2024, the number of Australians who were prescribed medicinal cannabis products was approx one million patients, according to Australian…

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  • Certified or Verified to an Industry Standard… is there a Difference?

    In terms of compliance to a standard, ie AS/NZS 4760:2019 (which relates to the procedure for specimen collection and the detection of drugs in oral fluid) and AS3547:2019 (for electronic breath alcohol testing devices), there is a significant distinction between…

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  • 🎄 ‘Tis the season to be Jolly… and Responsible!

    The festive season can be a time to gather amongst family and friends and enjoy a few alcoholic beverages. It can also be very easy to over-indulge with flow on effects. For some, alcohol provides enjoyment and stress relief however…

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  • Fit for Duty

    Fit for duty, also known as fitness for work, means an employee is in a state that allows them to perform their job duties safely and competently without putting themselves or others at risk. The concept of fitness for work…

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