With the Christmas party season fast approaching, employers face the challenge of maintaining a balance between fostering a lively, enjoyable atmosphere and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of their staff. If not managed carefully, social occasions can present risks for both employers and employees.

The Drinking Season is upon us! If you’re looking to moderate your alcohol consumption this Christmas, knowledge is power. We’ve collated alcohol units for popular drinks to help you stay in control.

In support of Alcohol Awareness Week this week, we’ve produced a short guide to help identify alcoholism, and collated resources to help support them to recover.

Check out a recording of September’s webinar, all about establishing thorough drug & alcohol policies

Point of Contact Testing is considered by some to be the future of drug testing. We weigh up the pros and cons.

According to the latest findings from King’s College London, the major city is consuming more than eight tonnes of pure cocaine each year – more than Barcelona, Amsterdam and Berlin combined!

Point-of-care tests [PoCTs] are a rapid, simple way to screen for drugs.

They are ideal for use at the workplace, allowing employers to obtain results within a few minutes. In the meantime you can focus on deciding whether staff members should continue working or should be stood down.

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the first roadside use of the Breathalyser, find out the history of the device.