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World Accreditation Day, 09 June 2021
June 9th 2021 marks World Accreditation Day (#WAD2021), a global initiative established by ILAC and IAF to promote the value of accreditation. This year’s theme focuses on the use of accreditation in supporting the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable...
EWDTS 12th Symposium on Workplace Drug Testing delivered online
The 12th Symposium on Workplace Drug Testing is taking place online between the 10th and 11th of June 2021. The two-day event covers the latest developments in this field relevant to a wide range of people from the providers to the end users of these services. Topics...
World Day for Safety and Health at Work 28 April 2021
Anticipate, prepare and respond to crises - Invest Now in Resilient Occupational Safety and Health Systems The COVID-19 pandemic has led governments, employers, workers and the general population to face unprecedented challenges in relation to the virus and the many...
MSc Workplace Health and Wellbeing
Like many people I will be delivering my guest lecture to the MSc Workplace Health and Wellbeing students by MS Teams. Many thanks to Professor Amanda Griffiths for the invitation. The module is ‘contemporary issues in workplace health’ and there is nothing more...
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Transition Deadline Extended
The deadline for completion was set as 30 November 2020, with accreditation to the previous (2005) version no longer being valid beyond that date. The current COVID-19 outbreak led to global restrictions on travel and social contact that has had a significant impact...
Rail Wellbeing Live!
Delighted to be speaking at Rail Wellbeing Live on 04 Nov 2020 starting at 14.30 GMT. Within this session on drugs and alcohol I will be looking at recent issues raised by the industry, state of play with drug/alcohol testing, key features of an effective Medical...
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, 26 Jun
Health for Justice. Justice for Health This year's theme highlights that justice and health are two sides of the same coin when it comes to addressing drug problems. Effective responses to the world drug problem require inclusive and accountable institutions of...
11th EWDTS Symposium – London 2019
The scientific part of this symposium starts tomorrow [09May19] and concludes on Friday. Based at the Doubletree by Hilton Tower of London, the programme has an interesting range of speakers and presentations. In the past some submissions have been made available via...
Health and Wellbeing @ Work
I am delighted to be speaking at the NEC Birmingham on Wednesday 06 Mar 2019 [12.10] on the subject of the Latest Drugs to Look Out For. A guide to the newer illegal drugs available such as new/novel psychoactive substances [NPS], cannabis oil and opioids will be...
MSc Workplace Health and Wellbeing at University of Nottingham
Looking forward to my visit to the University of Nottingham on 21 Feb 2019. I will be presenting material on drug and alcohol policies and testing inc a special section on CBD oil, CBD vaping and other current issues regarding cannabis. This will be a contribution...
