Alcohol Awareness Week 2020 – Alcohol and Mental Health
Did you know that this week is Alcohol Awareness Week? Taking place from the 16-22 November, the theme of this year’s event is alcohol and…
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World Quality Day 2020
Did you know that today – Thursday 12th November – is World Quality Day? World Quality Day shines the spotlight on all the valuable work…
Drink and Drug Driving – An Update in Statistics
Driving for work can be dangerous, it contributes to far more work-related accidental deaths and serious injuries than all other work activities[1]. In a previous…
SYNLAB Laboratory Services Further Strengthens Team with New Appointment
SYNLAB Laboratory Services today announced that they have further strengthened their experience and commitment to customer satisfaction through a new appointment. Lee Ketteringham has joined…
Managing Drug and Alcohol Misuse at Work – CIPD Report
Recently the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, published a report on managing drug and alcohol misuse in the workplace. The report,…
Benzene Testing: What you need to know
Did you know that ‘The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH)’ requires employers to prevent employees being exposed to benzene, or where…
DVLA Selects SYNLAB Laboratory Services as its Preferred Testing Supplier
SYNLAB Laboratory Services, part of the SYNLAB Group, today announced that the company has been selected as the successful supplier for The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) after the completion of an open competition
Adapting to COVID-19 – An Interview with Training Consultant Samantha Francis
We caught up our Training Consultant, Samantha Francis, to find out how her role has changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Understanding Decision Rules and Statements of Conformity
SYNLAB Laboratory Services has recently transitioned from ISO/IEC 17025:2005 to 17025:2017. A requirement of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 is that the laboratory provides information on decision rules…
The Importance of Pre-employment Testing
With around one-third (34.6%) of adults in the UK stating they have taken drugs1 and more than 25 million adults in the UK regularly drinking…
Providing a Safe and Reliable Service
Since the United Kingdom entered lockdown on 23rd March, organisations and individuals have had to overcome new challenges to be able to continue to work…
Prescription or Problem?
Prescription drug misuse is consistently making headlines and is becoming a huge concern in the UK. Dependency and misuse has the potential to further increase…