Course Content

Our drug and alcohol awareness training is practical, relevant, and aligned with your workplace policies and procedures. Content can be customised to reflect your organisation’s existing frameworks, ensuring clarity and consistency for all staff.

Key topics covered include:

• The importance of workplace drug and alcohol testing
• Effects of alcohol on the body and workplace performance
• Drugs known to impair behaviour and fitness for work
• Detection timeframes and the substances commonly screened in the workplace
• Overview of Australian and New Zealand Standards for oral fluid and urine testing
• Risks and harms associated with substance misuse (short and long term)
• Counselling, support pathways, and the role of employee assistance programs

By completing this drug and alcohol awareness training, participants leave with the tools to understand not just the risks of misuse, but also their role in maintaining a safe and supportive workplace.

Course Coverage

The course includes the following:

• Why conduct drug and alcohol testing in the workplace
• Alcohol and its effects on the body
• Drugs known to affect a person’s behaviour and fitness for work
• Australian and New Zealand Standards for Oral fluid (AS/NZS 4760:2019) and Urine (AS/NZS 4308:2008)
• Detection timeframes
• Drugs that are tested and their effects on the body
• Short and long-term risks and harms
• Counselling and support

Course Schedule

Start Time

10:00 AM AEST (time can be negotiated based on location)

Evening and after-hours availability upon request.

Cost

From $600 + GST per session

From $1500 + GST per day

Duration: 1.5 hours (flexible start times, evening availability on request)

Format: Face-to-face or drug and alcohol awareness training online

*Eligibility: Participants must be 18 years or older