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DASA
- Jun 17, 2020
- 2 min
Getting Back to Work with a COVIDSafe Plan
There are many things to consider when getting your staff back to work in this new Covid-19 world. First and foremost, you need to ensure...
DASA
- Jun 16, 2020
- 2 min
Workplace Manslaughter – First Conviction
Australia’s first conviction for industrial manslaughter was recently recorded in Queensland. The company and two of its Directors were...
DASA
- Jun 16, 2020
- 2 min
Cold and Flu Medications in the Workplace
Every winter the onset of colds and flu impacts workplaces. While bed rest is recommended, many workers will attempt to “soldier on” and...
DASA
- Jun 5, 2020
- 2 min
Changes to the Availability of Strong Painkiller Medicines
Commencing 1 June 2020, these medicines will now only be available in smaller pack sizes with no repeat prescription for non-chronic pain.
Haines Media
- May 13, 2020
- 3 min
Avoiding Coronavirus When Returning to Work
If yours is one of the 800,000 businesses heading back to the workplace after several weeks working from home, you are no doubt concerned...
Haines Media
- May 6, 2020
- 2 min
Soaring Alcohol Consumption in the Midst of Pandemic
Australians are buying and drinking more alcohol than usual during the COVID-19 pandemic. The YouGov Galaxy poll shows that 70% of people...
Haines Media
- May 1, 2020
- 2 min
False Treatments of COVID-19
With no vaccine available, people are flocking to the internet and coming up with some odd ways to prevent or treat COVID- 19. The...
DASA
- Mar 17, 2020
- 4 min
Tips for Avoiding Coronavirus from A/Prof David Allen
Answering your questions about what we can do to avoid getting infected and infecting others.
DASA
- Feb 26, 2020
- 5 min
Pandemic Planning Coronavirus - Points for Business Continuity Planning
A/Prof David Allen MBBS(Hons), DPH, FAFOEM Occupational and Environmental Physician Conjoint Appointee UNSW School of Public Health and...
DASA
- Oct 22, 2019
- 1 min
The ins & outs of in-house drug & alcohol testing
When deciding how to implement drug & alcohol testing at your workplace, the in-house drug & alcohol testing option can seem...
DASA
- Oct 22, 2019
- 3 min
Welfare drug testing– a topic of debate
With such a contentious issue, our decision-makers require up to date, credible and well referenced scientific and technical information...
DASA
- Aug 27, 2019
- 2 min
Is fake urine fake news?
Unfortunately not! A quick internet search of “how to pass a urine drug test” will provide anyone with a huge variety of options for...
DASA
- Aug 27, 2019
- 2 min
The rise and rise of cocaine as a drug of abuse in NSW
Recently, the seizure by law enforcement officials of a spectacular amount of cocaine (more than 380kg, or a street value of...
DASA
- Jul 18, 2019
- 1 min
Who's getting wasted?
The use of MDMA (Ecstasy) and heroin in Australia is increasing according to the most recent analysis of wastewater. The National...
DASA
- Jul 18, 2019
- 2 min
Drug & Alcohol Training - Once is Enough, Isn't it?
Any policy, including an Alcohol and Drugs policy, needs to be provided and explained to all employees for it to be effective....
DASA
- Jun 5, 2019
- 2 min
Can food or drink produce a non-negative drug test?
Onsite tests are screening devices so they will detect any substances that are chemically like the target drugs. For this reason, results...
DASA
- Jun 5, 2019
- 2 min
Should medications be disclosed during drug testing?
We often get asked whether workers being drug tested should disclose any medications that they are taking. Many workers who have been...
DASA
- May 9, 2019
- 2 min
Drug addiction and treatment in Australia – new statistics
One in every 166 people (130,000) in Australia are getting specialist public treatment for substance use in 2017–18, according to the...
DASA
- May 9, 2019
- 2 min
Fair Work forces company to reinstate drunken worker
A worker who was dismissed for being very drunk at an after-work drinks function has been reinstated by the Fair Work Commission. (1) The...
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