Why do you need it?
Whether drug and alcohol testing is a regulatory requirement or best practice in your industry, Resile is able to assist.
Organisations are required to ensure their workforce is able to safely perform the essential and inherent duties of their role with significant risk of harm to themselves or others.
Drug and alcohol testing can assist in supporting a policy to manage risks associated with drug and alcohol use.
Pre-employment assessment is the first step in your risk management approach and is best supported by a comprehensive Drug and Alcohol Policy.
Periodic unannounced testing supports your policy on an ongoing basis, acting as a deterrent to usage prohibited by your policy.
How does it work?
Need a drug and alcohol test? We provide a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening service, performed by trained collectors and onsite services for periodic unannounced testing.
For drug screening at point of collection we offer a six-panel instant urine screen or oral fluid screen as required by your policy.
Alcohol breath testing is conducted using calibrated alcohol testing devices, similar to law enforcement devices.
These assessments can be conducted, in our clinics or via our network providers.
Confirmatory testing
Any initial non-negative (or presumptive positive) drug test result requires confirmatory testing using with Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GCMS) or Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LCMS) methodology at a NATA accredited laboratory.
The testing laboratories that Resile uses are focused on performing drug testing duties confidently, accurately and ethically to the highest standard. These laboratories are:
- Fully accredited by NATA
- Specialists in drugs of abuse testing
Confirmation of alcohol breath test is via a second breath test at an interval of 20 minutes after the first (or as required by your policy).
FAQs
The answer to this will depend on your industry (you don’t want to be a minority in your industry not testing) and the quality and safety risks associated with specific roles. We would be happy to discuss your organisations individual situation further at any time. Talk to our Risk Team to assist you in the development of a policy
With appropriate consent, employers can have a copy of the pathology results. We would caution against this as interpreting results can be difficult.
In fact, there is a specialist course for doctors for two days to train doctors in the interpretation of drug and alcohol screening results, as things get complicated with cross reactivity for medication and genuine therapeutic use. You wouldn’t want to lose a candidate because they were taking a medication that indicated a drug of abuse (but was a false positive due to a cross-reactivity issue). There are both legal and operational issues with a situation like this.
Medical review officers (specially trained doctors) are best placed to assist in the interpretation of results and advice on management of individuals in line with your organisation’s policy.
