Drug & Alcohol Testing:

The best choice

Supporting you to choose the best testing options for your business

Drug and alcohol testing delivers healthier, safer working environments. It reduces risks, improves productivity and gives peace of mind to both employers and employees that health and safety obligations are being met.

However, we understand that every company is different and we aim to help you make the best decision for your specific needs.


Urine testing is the industry leading testing method for drugs and alcohol. This option offers the full scope of detection for substances and can identify drugs for seven days after use.

Oral fluid testing is a fast and convenient testing method that provides detection for up to two days. With this method there is no need to worry about toilet facilities or shy bladders.


Urine testing detects a wide range of drugs, giving peace of mind that nothing has been overlooked.

There is a large window of opportunity to detect drug use and urine testing can pick up substances a week or more after use; long after the acute impairing effects have worn off. For this reason, organisations particularly concerned about cannabis tend to opt for urine testing.

Urine testing is also non-invasive.

Although a shorter window of detection for substances than urine testing, oral fluid testing offers quick, on-the-spot sampling and testing methods which can give immediate results.

Oral fluid testing is minimally-invasive and does not require toilet facilities or a qualified phlebotomist. An oral fluid sampling station can be set up almost anywhere in the workplace for mass rapid response testing.


Get in touch with our experts today to discuss your business needs and customise your testing programme.

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