Industry News & Updates

The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) has released its latest wastewater report, revealing a mixed picture of national drug consumption. Report 23 of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program is based on data collected in April (capital cities & regional areas) and June 2024 (capital city sites only) to provide a comprehensive picture of Australia’s drug consumption habits.

Introducing the latest benchmark in workplace urine drug testing: AS/NZS 4308:2023. This new standard marks a significant departure from its predecessor, AS/NZS 4308:2008, bringing about key changes that have implications for your Workplace Drug Testing Program (urine).

This month we are proud to support a Charity Golf Day raising funds for Blood Cancer Research WA (BCRWA). Since inception in 2019, BCRWA has made over 139 clinical trials available to West Australians and treated over 1,000 patients. Our founder and director of Alcolizer Technology, Gary was a patient of theirs and knows what a difference they made to his life.

The Australian & New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 4760:2019 procedure for specimen collection and the detection and quantification of drugs in oral fluid outlines the procedures for the collection of oral fluid, on-site drug testing, handling and dispatch of specimens to the laboratory and confirmatory testing.

Workforce Management solutions provide real-time visibility and automated performance management of key competency and operational information for employees. Solutions can log attendance, let you know exactly who is onsite and prevent non-compliant frontline workers from entering. They can ensure timecard precision for payroll calculations and offer a pro-active approach to managing site health and safety.

Enjoy FAST, EASY CALIBRATION with module exchange enabling long term savings with zero unit downtime and no operational disruption. Module exchange is available for Alcolizer LE5, Druglizer & Centurion wall mount devices and can be pre-ordered and purchased online. The return module is then posted to you and swapped onsite in minutes.

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.