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The UK’s leading workplace drug testing service.

Drug testing advice.

Independent advice and an accredited national workplace drug testing team ensures that clients receive the best possible service for their particular needs.

We provide a complete package of workplace drug testing solutions to help employers meet their obligations.

Workplace Drugs and alcohol misuse.

Drugs and alcohol misuse in the workplace represents a serious risk to employers, staff and members of the public.

MHS can help employers address those risks quickly and effectively.

Workplace drug and alcohol testing services.

We  provide a complete, independent, employee drug testing service, which includes no-obligation advice on the most accurate and cost effective drug and alcohol testing methods currently available.

Management friendly drug testing.

• MHS management services offer a personal account manager from a company that cares about its customers and is not too big to deal with individual needs and concerns.
• We talk about your organisational needs and provide practical, friendly solutions.
• We are business friendly because we understand industry.
• Our consultants come from business and science backgrounds.
• We provide drug testing solutions to some of the UK’s leading blue chip companies from all sector of industry.

Employee drug testing service.

MHS offers competitively priced, accredited, rapid response, nationwide sample collection service  24 x 7 sample collection  service.

Our workplace drug testing sample collection officers and nurses are professionally trained and vetted.

You can be confident of their professionalism by our commitment to:-

• Compliance with ISO 9001:2008 national standards
• Compliance with National Minimum Standards and Regs under the Care Standards Act 2000
• Compliance with CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) checks

Using our ‘Call Test ‘24 x 7 nationwide workplace drug and alcohol testing service

Employee Drug Testing methods.

Workplace drug testing can only be introduced following the introduction of a clear and comprehensive company drugs and alcohol policy which has been agreed by management and employees.

The methods of workplace drug testing vary and can be either a rapid, point of care test or a laboratory test, or a combination of both.

The biological sample collected and the nature of the substance detected can mean that drugs can be found days or even weeks after consumption. This can mean that a positive workplace drug test can result in an individual being disciplined or suspended for activities not related to the workplace which can have serious implications on an individual’s employment and reputation.  There are various options open to employers Options for Workplace Drug Testing

Workplace drug testing kits

Our 10 panel drug testing kits are CE marked and conform to the highest standards of accuracy after independent evaluation MHS Rapid Drug Test

Laboratory confirmations

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Legal Issues

There are no legal obstacles preventing the introduction of workplace drug and alcohol testing . Provided the policy and methods are fair, reasonable and appropriate and have been properly consulted with the workforce and staff associations then they can be introduced.

MHS advises that expert advice should be sought for workplace drug testing before undertaking this activity.  Our helpline is available for no-obligation enquiries.

Remember the most important foundation is the workplace drugs and alcohol policy.

The policy is  the legal rationale for the whole process.

Workplace Drug Testing Policies

Whilst the key areas are covered in our free guidance document each and every organisation is different in respect of the type of testing required and the circumstances which will result in a workplace drug /alcohol test.

Drug and alcohol policies may be scrutinised by tribunals at subsequent appeal hearings and should always be compiled with that in mind as recent hearings have shown Tribual decision on alcohol in the workplace

Workplace Drug Testing Q and A

To  inform and educate our potential clients we have compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions and tried to provide straightforward, no-nonsense answers.

We have also included some helpful leaflets to better inform you of the nature and impact of the most popular illicit substances likely to be encountered in the workplace.

Canabis leaflet Cocaine Leaflet alcohol and cocaine leaflet

Workplace Drug Testing National help Line.

• Do you want to get a contract with a company that insists you drug test employees?
• Do you suspect an employee of being under the influence?
• Do you need to get some sensible free advice on getting a policy in place?
• Do you require a rapid response anywhere in the UK?

If you require an informal discussion with one of our leading experts

then call us now: 01274 591792 and speak to an advisor

Occupational Health Screening

MHS provides an amazing range of advanced point of care diagnostics to occupational care providers with a particular focus on the insurance sector. Our occupational health products are one of the most comprehensive in the UK. Our point of care tests cover a wide range of medical diagnostics used by blue chip companies and major public sector organisations.

Company Health Screening

MHS can assist your company with the setting-up, implementation and monitoring of your company health screening program. Company Health Screening can take several forms some of which are described below and MHS can help you with them all:

Pre Employment Health Screening

This is where a company is required to screen it’s employees for certain conditions prior to employment. Typical

Executive Health Screening

This often occurs when Key Executives within the company are required to undergo a medical as part of a screening programme. Somtimes this is prompted by the company needing to insure senior company executives.

Employee Health Screening

One of the highest causes of accidents in the workplace is drug and alcohol abuse. This can take many forms  and it is vital that companies have in place a  Drug and Alcohol Policy and full Health Screening Programme to ensure that Heath and Safety isn’t compromised. Regular employee checks and random drug tests form a key component. MHS offer a range of non-invasive workplace drug testing procedures. The occupational health screening services MHS offer are among the widest ranges of drug and alcohol employee testing technologies in the UK to help employers tackle drugs and alcohol misuse in the workplace. Stats show that a significant number of industrial accidents are related to drugs and alcohol misuse. Employee drug testing is a proven method of reducing risks of accidents and absenteeism due to substance misuse. Workplace Drug and alcohol Policy. An essential starting point for employers is to develop and implement a robust, comprehensive workplace policy.  MHS are the UK’s leading experts on all aspects of workplace drug and alcohol policies.  We have attached a sample of a policy Drugs and alcohol policy but remember each organisation is unique and we are happy to advise on developing your own unique workplace policy MHS has in-depth experience of working with occupational health services in protecting businesses from the negative effects of drug and alcohol misuse and the most effective and acceptable method of introducing employee drug testing. It has developed a unique Drugalyser®, a simple mouth swab for drug testing, providing rapid results, thus avoiding the embarrassment, time and logistical issues of urine tests. Workplace drug testing is an essential aspect of health and safety policies and our trained technicians can provide a rapid response to providing a professional employee drug testing service. MHS is an ISO 9001:2008 accredited company providing a 24×7 hr sample collection service supported by the UK’s largest independent UKAS  accredited laboratory. MHS is a registered Link-up supplier Link-up Certificate

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Orascan™ 3^rd Generation Drug Testing Providing an acceptable employee drug test by a simple mouthwash sample for laboratory analysis without embarassing and time consuming urine samples or complicated swabs. Orascan is one of the most sensitive oral fluid drug tests currently available supported by one of the largest accredited UK Link-up approved laboratories.

“Point of Care Tests have proven to be useful for quickly identifying specimens that are negative for drugs and indicate that the specimen is valid, and which samples indicate positive and required laboratory confirmation. Oral fluid testing is an increasingly popular approach because the technology has improved significantly, with high degrees of accuracy, sensitivity and specificity. The advantages are: • ease of collections • quality of the technology • accuracy • turnaround times Oral fluid testing using point of collection testing devices is a reliable way of enforcing the Workplace Drug Testing Programs.” Book on line for workplace drugs test