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It was absolutely a pleasure to sit down and talk about what we do- and take away any fear or misunderstanding on how the testing is done -

COVID – Not making it easy - Update

The Drug testing industry has taken a back step, with companies now focused on trying to keep the doors open and minimise the risk of spreading the virus, this would have a catastrophic outcome on the business and the safety of employers and employees if undetected in the workplace.
With more staff taking time off or not showing for arranged pre-employment drug test due to close contact this has put more pressure on the construction industry.
The last lock down we saw an increase in positive drug use, so this has created another issue of managing both risks whilst maintaining the safety of everyone.
Over the last few months we have been approached by our clients on how we can help with this, so we looked into the Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) and partnered with Surgical Supplies.
After contacting Ashley Bloomfield directly and being informed that the Government would not be looking at introducing this testing we recognised the benefits of this to business owners so we took the initiative and started the process of establishing, procedures, training and purchased the devices.
This has now changed and the government are running a pilot scheme using RAT testing with some of the larger companies.
Over the last few weeks we have corresponded with numerous officials regarding the antigen testing, MBIE, Ministers. MOH only to be pushed from pillar to post, with no real answers to date.
We understand everyone’s frustration and still not sure why this process has taken so long but we are still pushing and working for this to be available for all NZ business as part of their health and safety plan in moving forward.

Drug abuse continues unabated during COVID-19 restrictions. So it remains as important as ever to use preventive measures to guard against illicit drug use and drug-related incidents at the workplace.

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