Workplace testing
Pre-employment drug and alcohol testing
Onsite drug and alcohol tests for pre-employment medicals, so you know a new starter is fit for work before their first shift.
A pre-employment test is the one test a candidate knows is coming. That shapes which test works best.
Why urine is the usual choice
Because candidates can plan around a known test date, a test that looks back further is more telling. Urine shows most drugs for days, and cannabis for up to 30 days in regular users; saliva shows only recent use (detection periods). Urine cups such as DrugCheck® NxStep OnSite, Maxi Clear and VinScreen cover the core drug groups, with options for more.
Make it fair and defensible
- Use kits certified to the standard your policy names, such as AS/NZS 4308 for urine.
- Check the sample: UrinCheck 7 tests for dilution and adulteration.
- Treat a result that isn’t negative as a screening result only, and send it to a laboratory with a confirmation kit before any decision.
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