Our Process

WorkCare is not a franchise – the process that is delivered is consistent with every technician in all areas, our management team oversee all aspects of WorkCare insuring our Drug and alcohol testing process are followed with stringent quality controls.

Being one of the pioneers in Workplace Drug testing in New Zealand and now considered one of the leading experts in the Drug testing industry, we believe that audits, with the data and the statistics to support these will help determine the risks and how to manage these.

With the increase of Methamphetamine in our society that is becoming more prevalent in the workplace, the importance now is to insure that we do everything possible to eliminate this risk.

We have less than 1% fail the pre-employment test, but 1 in 8 will try and dilute the sample and 1 in 20 will try and cheat the Drug test by substituting the sample with either synthetic urine or a clean sample. With untrained technicians or the procedure not done correctly very easy to do. Like changing a tyre anyone can do it but if it’s not done correctly the wheels soon fall off. We have procedures and controls in place to prevent this from happening.

This information is important from your provider.

WorkCare Head office Auckland is one of the very few on site drug testing companies that has achieved IANZ accreditation, what does this mean?

The standard, in its forward explanations has made it very clear, that as the results of Drug screening are used for evidentiary purposes, it is necessary to ensure that onsite and laboratory Drug screenings are substantially equivalent

For on-site Drug screening, this necessitates the implementation of procedures such as quality controls, proficiency testing, verification of testing devices, competency based training and most importantly accreditation.

WorkCare procedures are up evidential standard and their process are in line with the AS/NZS 4308:2008 standard and have established themselves as one of the leaders in their field Drug and Alcohol testing.

The accreditation does not cover Synthetic, Alcohol or oral fluid testing and one of the reasons why Urine drug testing is the more preferred testing practice than oral fluid drug testing in New Zealand.