The next wave of the Coronavirus is currently upon us with numbers of people infected rising at a steady rate.

Here at First Cohort International, we are using or skills in saliva substance abuse testing along with our health and safety expertise to meet this new wave h...

Question, What are peoples thoughts on sweet smelling/flavoured vapes?

The reason I ask this was due to something I witnessed yesterday evening. Whilst out for a walk a gentleman passed me puffing away on a vape. When he passed me, the smell from the vape reminded me of...

 Today I am proud to say that First Cohort International has been accepted to be a member of UKMfgUnite, a collaboration of manufacturing companies and their supporting businesses. 

This new initiative has been designed to support the manufacturing sector to a...

Hi folks. The free offer for health and safety for businesses is still available until the end of July. As previously stated before, If I am in a position to do it for free I will. If there are any costs attached I will try to keep it as cheap as possible and let you k...

So, we are firmly in the grip of the COVID-19 bug. Businesses are slowly starting to open and things are adapting to the new 'normal'. 

But the negativity of COVID-19 is still hanging over us. With more people being in closer proximity to each other and the threat of a...

A BBC news report today states that Lord Hague, former conservatory party leader, claims that the war on cannabis is 'lost' and that legislation should change to make it easier for people to use it for medicinal purposes.

The result of this could impact businesses, with...

A recent report by the National Union of Students claims that 2 in 5 students are using drugs of some form or another. The main drugs being identified are cannabis, ecstasy, nitrous oxide and cocaine. A further 12% of students claimed to have used drugs themselves at o...

A recent BBC News report has highlighted the rising issues with drug abuse in England. The statistics in the report make for disturbing reading and demonstrate why having employees tested not only protects your business but also them.

Follow the link to read the full re...

As an employer, under law you have a duty of care to your employees. This includes if a member of your staff has issues with drug or alcohol addiction. But how do you know if a member of your staff has issues with drug and alcohol short of them informing you? And if th...

A recent report from the Parliamentary Group for Drug Policy Reform has indicated that Drug-related deaths due to ecstasy and cocaine are at their highest since records began and, despite drug usage rates remaining broadly consistent, hospital admissions due to these d...