David Bainbridge

When a business first contacts us, the conversation almost always starts in the same way. "We're looking for workplace drug testing." It's a perfectly reasonable request, but we find that it's worth asking another follow-up question. Is testing actually what your business needs, or is it simply the first solution that comes to mind? This is because there is a significant difference. Let's start with the test itself. A workplace drug test provides information. It tells an employer what has...

Five years ago, workplace impairment management was straightforward. It was clinical, transactional, and absolute. The rulebook dictated a simple mechanism: Fail and Fire. If an employee tested positive, they were out the door before their shift ended. It was viewed as the only definitive way to mitigate risk. But the landscape has fundamentally shifted. Relying on an outdated, zero-tolerance "catch and terminate" model is no longer a sign of a robust safety culture. What it actually seen as...

One of the biggest misunderstandings I see. If there is one topic that causes more confusion than almost any other in workplace health and safety compliance, it is the difference between detection and impairment. The two terms are often used as if they mean exactly the same thing. They don't. In fact, confusing the two can lead to poor decisions, unfair outcomes and unnecessary risks for your business. Yet I still regularly speak to employers who believe that a flagged compliance screening...