According to the British crime survey conducted by the home office, almost half of all 16-29 year olds have used an illegal drug in the last year. 70% of substance misusers are in full time employment and are more than 3 and a half times more likely to have an accident in the workplace than their substance free colleagues.



Substance misuse costs British industry an estimated 12 to 16 billion pounds each year in accidents, litigation, ill health, absenteeism, reduced productivity and crime.

The underlying issue is that substance abuse is a feature of society, and by bringing society into your workplace you will be bringing with it all of the dangers associated with substance misuse.

That is why corporate customers of all backgrounds rely on Drug-Aware to bring them the benefits of a substance free workplace.

When it comes to workplace drug testing, we have the advantage of being able to offer all kinds of employers everything they need from start to finish.

Some companies ask us to handle the whole process for them which involves writing their policy, training their managers, and attending site to collect samples ? all the way through to medical review and organising any rehabilitation.

More commonly, companies ask us to review their existing policy to ensure that it is totally legally defensible and to offer any advice on how to make it run more smoothly, followed by drug and alcohol awareness training for their managers. We cover the extent of the problem, how to recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse, information on the drugs themselves, your obligations under the law, how to facilitate your company policy, and detailed procedures should you require them to undertake any testing.

Whether you require full day, half day or 2 hour sessions, the training is comprehensive and satisfaction is guaranteed. Our trainers are very experienced and knowledgeable. I myself have personally trained staff from over 70 UK HM Prisons, several Police Forces, and well over a hundred NHS hospitals, drug treatment centres, GP surgeries, etc. Not to mention the literally thousands of delegates from all industry sectors who have attended my training seminars on workplace drug awareness, policy development and testing.

Workplace drug testing is surprisingly straight forward to set up, and is extremely cost effective. You can drug and alcohol test your staff for an average of less than ?10 per head whilst still maintaining full chain of custody so that the results can be fully relied upon in court.

We recommend workplace drug testing in accident or incident situations, or when you have reasonable suspicion that someone is perhaps unfit for their duties. This is testing when you physically have a problem ? and under health and safety at work legislation, you cannot simply ignore this. Random drug testing is above and beyond this basic requirement in the workplace and so it is up to you (and the nature of your industry) as to whether this is required.

So whatever your business, large or small, we have a package which will suit you. Contact us today for free literature, samples of our workplace drug testing products or for some free advice from a friendly expert! We're here to help.