Workplace Drug Testing Overview

Medvet provides a national workplace drug and alcohol testing service.

Medvet can manage all aspects of your workplace drug and alcohol testing program, from policy development and drug testing implementation, to result analysis and dissemination. We are committed to providing scientific excellence in the implementation and provision of workplace drug testing.

Information regarding each drug type:

Drug Testing Frequently asked questions

1. Why should I conduct Workplace drug testing?

Every employer has a duty of care to ensure a safe working environment for their employees. When we begin employee drug testing at organisations we consistently find that approximately 12% of their workforce tests positive to either alcohol, illicit drugs or over the counter medication that can cause impairment in the workplace.

Risk minimisation is therefore the most common reason to begin random drug and alcohol testing.

2. How Do I Start Employee Drug Testing?

Policy development should always be your drug testing starting point.

Medvet Laboratories can help you with all aspects of designing, implementing and carrying out your workplace drug and alcohol testing program.

3. Is There a Standard For Employee Drug Testing?

The urine drug testing standard is AS/NZS 4308:2008.

The saliva drug testing standard is AS 4760:2006

These can be obtained from Standards Australia - www.standards.com.au

4. Where can I find an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)?

A list of national EAP providers can be viewed at the following website: www.eapaa.org.au

5. How often do other companies within my industry conduct Workplace drug testing?

Our customers all tend to have an individual approach to their employee drug and alcohol testing program, from pre-employment testing to random on-site testing and laboratory drug screens.

6. What type of workplace drug testing should I conduct?

Different companies will have different requirements for their employee drug testing program. Options include pre-employment drug testing, random drug testing, for cause drug testing, post-incident drug testing, target drug testing, annual physical drug testing, pre-promotion drug testing, treatment follow up drug testing and return to work drug testing.

7. What are the different types of workplace drug testing available?

Random Drug Testing - Random workplace drug testing involves testing all of your employees on a random day, or a select group of employees, will discourage drug and alcohol use.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing - Pre employment workplace drug testing involves Testing all potential employees before offering employment decreases the chances of hiring someone who is currently a drug or alcohol abuser.

For Cause drug Testing - For cause workplace drug testing involves testing employees who you have reasonable suspicion of being unfit for duties protects the safety of the employee, other workers and the public at large.

Post-Incident Drug Testing - Post incident workplace drug testing is conducted when employees who have been involved in an accident or near-miss can help determine if drug or alcohol use was a factor and assist in protecting safety in the workplace.

Return to work Drug Testing - Return to work workplace drug testing involves testing employees before they return to work after a positive test or as periodical follow-up to ensure that they have stopped abusing drugs or alcohol.

Pre-promotion Drug Testing - Pre promotion workplace drug testing involves testing employees before promoting them ensures that you are not promoting someone who may have a drug or alcohol problem.

Most of these types of workplace drug tests can also give employees who are abusing drugs or alcohol the chance to obtain help for their problem.

8. Which method should I use for workplace drug testing?

Medvet has a broad range of drug testing products. These products include breathalysers, urine drug testing kitsand saliva drug testing kits to analyse the collection samples. The method of employee drug testing that you choose, will be dependent on your drug and alcohol testing policy.

9. Can workplace drug testing be conducted by anyone?

Drug Testing can only be performed by an Approved & Accredited Collector that has a total understanding of AS/NZS 4308:2008 & AS 4760:2006.

10. Who should I test for drugs?

In our experience it is usually safety sensitive employees who get randomly drug tested most frequently. Most companies however have a blanket fitness for work policy that covers all employees, and therefore test all of their staff members at some stage. It is important to not be discriminatory in fitness for work policies. For situations such as pre-employment we recommend that all prospective employees are drug tested, or for post incident testing that all employees who were involved in an incident or near miss are tested.

11. Can Medvet perform drug testing in every state?

Medvet can provide drug testing anywhere in Australia including regional locations- Medvet has over 115 sample collection staff nationally.

Workplace Drug Testing NSW - New South Wales
Workplace Drug Testing SA - South Australia
Workplace Drug Testing VIC - Victoria
Workplace Drug Testing QLD - Queensland
Workplace Drug Testing WA - Western Australia
Workplace Drug Testing NT - Northern Territory
Workplace Drug Testing TAS - Tasmania
Regional Workplace Drug Testing

can medvet perform drug testing in every capital city?

Medvet can perform drug testing in every capital city

Workplace Drug Testing Sydney
Workplace Drug Testing Adelaide
Workplace Drug Testing Melbourne
Workplace Drug Testing Brisbane
Workplace Drug Testing Perth
Workplace Drug Testing Darwin
Workplace Drug Testing Alice Springs
Workplace Drug Testing Hobart
Workplace Regional Drug Testing

12. Where can I get more information about workplace drug testing?

Please phone Medvet Laboratories on 1800 633 838 or contact Medvet