Recent Network Rail Changes to Regulations Include:
- Propoxyphene will no longer be a drug required on the Network Rail drug screening panel
- Tramadol and ketamine will be added
- The cut-off level for cocaine testing is being decreased to 150ng/mL for screening and 100ng/mL for confirmation testing
- RISQS (Rail Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme) Accredited collection agencies (such as ourselves) will be permitted to use on site Lateral Flow tests
- The random testing rate is being increased to 20% of Sentinel card holders per year
How are we responding?
We are pleased to announce that we can offer a compliant solution in September.
We are able to support customers who wish to remain on the existing profile until they have updated their internal training and policies, along with those who wish to immediately change to the updated Network Rail standards.
For more information on how SYNLAB Laboratory Services has responded to these Network Rail changes, read our blog with our Research and Development Manager Richard Evers:
