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International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, 26 June
Celebrated each year on 26 June, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime uses the commemorative day to highlight the dangers of drug use and their illegal trade. In addition it provides educational material to teachers and public officials all over the world to help spread...
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World Accreditation Day, 9 June 2018
The annual World Accreditation Day as a global initiative, jointly established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation. This year’s theme...
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Helen is speaking at the SOM/FOM Conference
Delighted to have been asked by the Society of Occupational Medicine and Faculty of Occupational Medicine to chair and present at the 25-27 June 2018 Conference held in the Regent's University, London. I am speaking on 26 June and will be looking at what is new in the...
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Special Interest Group – Drugs and Alcohol
The Society of Occupational Medicine wishes to set up the above group to discuss best practice, useful resources and sharing individual issues that will cover drug and alcohol issues, including drug driving; novel psychoactive substances; the new ISO 17025:2017...
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ISO/IEC 17025:2017 is now published
The latest version of ISO/IEC 17025 was released in Nov 2017, with the English version available 31 Dec 2017 onward from the BSI on-line shop. For accredited laboratories in the UK seeking full details on the migration period, and for laboratory looking to gain...
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Keeping it safe at festivals
Whilst it may be winter in the UK, it is the height of summer in New Zealand and like the UK that includes festivals. The attached article provides an indication of what drugs are popular in NZ. It also includes a paragraph on what to do if a person shows signs of...
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Helen is speaking at the At Work Partnership Conference Feb 2018
Delighted to have been asked by the At Work Partnership to contribute to their central London Conference. Speaking on Drug and Alcohol Testing – getting it right. Hope to see you there. Event info here: Feb 2018 Conference & Booking Info Speaker info here: Feb 2018...
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