It all starts with a conversation was the theme for Safe Work Australia’s national safe work month activity. SafeTea brings workplaces together to discuss work health & safety over a cuppa. Our team nationwide enjoyed our SafeTea (daylight savings meant some were enjoying morning tea while others afternoon tea) but together we had the opportunity to share discussions about workplace safety.

When it comes to workplace safety and compliance, choosing fuel cell technology is essential! Superior
fuel cell instruments deliver “law enforcement quality” while cheaper alternatives are likely to pay a higher price in maintaining a lower accuracy instrument with a significantly shorter operational life.

There are a number of reasons why providing training and helping your employees develop new skills can benefit your business. Employees want to know that they’re valued, that they have purpose in their day to day role and are progressing towards future goals. By providing relevant and ongoing training you increase productivity and performance and keep them up-to-date with the latest and greatest information, trends, and best practices for their roles.

Being caught with 15g of cocaine was the best thing that could have happened to me are the words directly from a tradesman in Cairns working in remote communities that had been spiraling with drug use. He was stopped as part of a drug and alcohol testing operation and tested negative to alcohol testing but his drug test indicated cannabis and cocaine in his system.

In NSW, it is against the law to drive with the presence of any illegal drug in your system. Penalties can include heavy fines, licence suspension, licence disqualification and imprisonment.

As of this month, NSW police can issue up to two on the spot Criminal Infringement Notices (CINs), resulting in $400 fines, to adults for personal drug use and small quantity drug possession offences.

Currently, in all states and territories in Australia, it’s illegal to drive with any THC present in your system determined by a roadside mouth swab done by police. The two main components in cannabis plants that have therapeutic benefits are delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). THC is responsible for the effects of cannabis that gets people ‘high’ (intoxicating).