Drug and Alcohol Monitoring

Alcohol and other drugs could be costing your business dearly and putting everyone’s safety at risk. In Australia, alcohol and/or other drugs are a daily part of most peoples lives. Since a large period of time each day is spent in the workplace, potential exists for alcohol and other drug use to have a significant impact on the work place in terms of safety and productivity.

This is an issue that cannot be ignored.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN :

• What is the true cost of alcohol and other drugs to Australian workplaces?
• Do I need to have a drug and alcohol policy?
• Who is allowed to perform drug and alcohol testing?
• What types of drug and alcohol testing are available?
• What equipment is available to conduct these tests?
• What drugs can be detected?
• How accurate is the testing?
• How should biological specimens be handled safely?
• What paperwork is required?
• How do you use and maintain a breathalyser unit?
• How should results be reported?
• Can these results be used in a court of law?

CERTIFICATION

This course will provide you with the knowledge and the skills necessary to perform urine drug screening, salivary drug screening and breath analysis for alcohol to Australian standards (where they apply). At the completion of the course you will be given both theory and practical assessments and a statement of Attainment will be issued to you on achieving competency.

View PDF Australian Standards - this will open in a new browser. Please note: This is not downloadable or copyable

INCLUDED MATERIALS

• Course manual
• Proformas & paperwork necessary to commence internal drug and alcohol testing
• Personal Protective equipment required
• Samples
• Urine drug tests
• Salivary drug tests
• Adulterant tests

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Workplace Health & Safety Officers/Rehabilitation Officers'
• Human Resource Management personnel,
• Business owners and managers who wish to improve workplace productivity and safety

Drug & Alcohol Course BMA Mines Blackwater

COST

The cost of the course, is $770 plus GST. These fees include lunch, morning & afternoon teas, plus all course and assessment materials.

WHEN : every two weeks

WHERE: 2 venues

St Andrews Hospital, North St, Toowoomba. / QML rooms Murarrie, Brisbane.

BOOKINGS

Limited seats are available for this course, to book your place please

contact:

Mr Garry Jackson Training Officer Phone 07 4631 4136 or contact us by our enquiry form

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