Australian Workplace Drug Testing Services — letter to the editor

Good Morning.

I am forwarding this having read a recent article in MINING.com.

Australian Workplace Drug Testing Services  offers nationally-recognised training in alcohol and drugs testing training nationally at a number of scheduled locations, or may attend your site by arrangement.  The 2012-13 Training Calendar is attached for your information re scheduled courses.  

We have now trained more than 3,000 collectors both nationally and internationally.  AWDTS’ alcohol and other drugs testing training is a day long, nationally-accredited course and one of the few available in Australia that meets the requirements of AS/NZS4308:2008 (urine testing) andAS4760:2006 (oral fluids testing) with a Statement of Attainment issued upon successful completion.

Course fees commence at $440.00 for alcohol testing training only, $550.00 for drug testing training only, and $660.00 for both for individual students.  Annual reaccreditation is also available at $220.00 per student and can be completed externally.  More competitive rates are available for group training.

The AWDTS Exclusive 9-Point Guarantee

• the only privately-owned alcohol and drug testing firm in Australia with its own in-house forensic toxicologists, analytical chemists, GP, Registered Nurses, lawyer, criminologist, social worker and forensic psychologist available for consultation with clients.  Several of the AWDTS team are members of the International Association of Forensic Toxicologists and two of our senior consultants serve on Australian Standards Committees
• our own RTO delivers Nationally-accredited and other courses exclusively pertaining to alcohol and drug safety, detection and management (including reaccreditation) conducted by experts in alcohol and other drugs with a guaranteed minimum of 11 years’ experience in AOD…we provide the best courses and trainers in AOD in Australia
• training is just the beginning of the business relationship…post-training AWDTS provides students with an ongoing training program including further training materials, regular updates re Standards, legislation and industry best practice at no additional cost
• clients may access professional telephone advice at nil cost
• a one-stop shop for all AOD testing equipment, training, consulting and testing
• all testing equipment Australian and/or International Evidentiary Standards-compliant
• collectors are trained as required by AS/NZS4308:2008 and AS4760:2006; all AWDTStesting is conducted IAW Standards, including testing at only NATA-accredited laboratories
• we provide laboratory liaison/results interpretation at nil additional cost to clients
• our consultants are second to none with AWDTS Expert Witnesses contributing to wins in the vast majority of landmark alcohol and drug testing cases in Australasia in the last 5 years