The importance of a certificate of compliance, for on-site urine drug test

Urine Drug Testing products are analyzed by a fully accredited NATA (National Association of testing authorities). The compliance certificate advises the device, "was tested in accordance with Appendix B-verification of the performance of on-site devices around cut off of Australian and New Zealand standard AS/NZ 4308: 2008."

Confirmation of the product is created to meet the Cut Off levels set in the Australian standard. What does this mean? The cut Off levels are very important. The axis appoints six substances, including opiates, benzodiazepines THC (marijuana), cocaine, methamphetamine and methamphetamine. When a donor, in General, any worker produces a urine sample and one or more of these levels are reached or exceeded, producing a non-negative or requires more testing, it is considered the donor must be removed, "stood down" or sideways moved from the place of work, pending confirmation test results, using a laboratory and GC/MS results. On-site results are referred to as a qualitative result or probable result. The result is generally referred to as "negative" or no drugs found, "non-negative" or "requires further testing" drug found and not intended as a "positive" result.

There must be no apportion blame of the donor in this stage of the testing process. On-site results is offered by the device in about 2. 5 minutes in General. The urine sample should then be forwarded to a confirmatory test laboratory, where a sophisticated scientific instrument is used to set a precise GC/MS "Quantitative" result. This result indicates the exact reading of nanagrams per mililitre of the specific substance in the urine. Provided that the level of the specified levels exceeds the result can then be considered a positive result. This result and this result only must pay the basic business of any measures concerning the donor. All actions must be in accordance with the procedure indicated on their workplace alcohol and other drug policy established organizations.

Organizations that are not using an onsite device that a compliance certificate issued do that on their risk. Not a device that is not correct to use can lead to an employee stood down, have been treated unfairly, due to an incorrect misleading result provided by inferior cheap on-site device. This ensures that many fear of all parties in standing down and costly unnecessary confirmatory tests. In General, confirmatory test results last for up to 36 hours depending on the location of the workplace and fastening laboratory.

Unfortunately, there are unscrupulous suppliers who claim their devices meet the axis 4308 Cut Off levels. However, are not able to get a certificate of conformity. These vendors have generally, devices that have been made to an inferior quality and are unable to pass of scientific scrutiny. End users are invited to consider only devices with a compliance certificate shall be issued.

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