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Training & Policy at Sober Check

Monday 29 June 2015, 5:30PM

By Beckie Wright

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Sober Check are the company to contact for anyone struggling with their drug and alcohol policy as they understand that this is not an easy task to implement, mainly due to the lack of understanding of different options available to for workplace testing. Given the widespread nature of illicit drug and alcohol use, few companies have the ability to effectively meet statutory and business management requirements without the support of skilled professionals. 

At Sober Check they work with industry specialists to provide companies with that skill focusing on helping a wide range of businesses deal with illicit drug and alcohol use within the workplace, thereby making New Zealand a safer place to work and play. Besides drug and alcohol testing equipment Sober Check offer easy-to-follow management processes, with practical examples that can help their customers set up a drug policy or re-evaluate their existing policy.  Sober Check’s step-by-step approach covers assessing the risk of impairment, provides documentation, establishes testing and disciplinary procedures, and offers an implementation plan for new policies, while outlining illicit drugs and alcohol under the HSE Act and Misuse of Drugs Act. 

 At Sober Check they aim to provide practical, down to earth, easy to follow information that will help their customer’s business create a drug and alcohol free working environment.  These policies can be applied within their business with the minimum of disruption and cost. Sober Check provide their customers with a large range of certified drug and alcohol testing equipment for workplace and medical testing. They are ISO 9001 registered, which means they are committed to continuous improvement.

 For more information on drug and alcohol testing in the workplace, please call the Sober Check team on 0800 700 777 or email enquiries@sobercheck.co.nz .

The company representative will need to be NZQA qualified to two Unit Standards to collect urine, as set out in AS/NZS 4308:2008 – Procedures for Specimen Collection and the Detection and Quantitation of Drugs of Abuse in Urine. This course addresses the required procedures for the collection of urine, on-site screening, and the handling and dispatch of specimens to the laboratory for screening and confirmatory tests (see FAQ’s for more information on this course at www.sobercheck.co.nz ). Sober Check recommend ProMed as great trainers, they run an informative and easy to understand half day training session at your site - for more information visit their website - www.promedintl.com .