RANDOM drug testing is the most effective deterrent to ensure safety in the work-place — that was the stark message delivered to indus-try experts at an internation-al symposium in Vienna.
Co Antrim-based firm,Randox Testing Services present-ed a case study to the European Workplace Drug Testing Society Conference, showing how introducing the policy cut positive tests by over three quarters.
Drawing on official UK Government figures Randox Testing Services explained how more than one in six people in the prime recruiting pool aged 16-24 take drugs regu-larly,and an estimated 17 million working days are lost each year due to alcohol mis-use in the UK alone.
With Randox providing testing services for major employers in the aviation and construction sectors,awareness is strong in safety critical industries.
Whilst risks to employee safety might be less promi-nent in the wider corporate world,poor productivity,dis-cipline,morale and customer experience can all have a serious impact on an organisation’s bottom line.