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International Stress Awareness Week (ISAW), organised by the International Stress Management Association (ISMA), is an annual event to raise awareness of the impact of stress on mental and physical health. Running from 3-7 November 2025, this year’s theme – ‘Optimising Employee Wellbeing through Strategic Stress Management’ – encourages individuals and organisations to move beyond simply […]
Stress Awareness Month: Creating a safer, healthier working environment for everyone
April marks Stress Awareness Month in the UK, an annual initiative established in 1992 by the Stress Management Society to increase public understanding of stress, its causes, and effective management strategies. The theme for Stress Awareness Month 2025 is #LeadWithLove, emphasising the importance of approaching ourselves and others with kindness, compassion, and acceptance, regardless of […]
Drug & alcohol testing for work and official matters
What is drug and alcohol testing? As a leading drug and alcohol testing laboratory, we test for a wide range of drugs and their metabolites using hair, oral fluid, urine, and nail samples. We also offer a full alcohol testing service including point-of-care breath tests, blood analysis, nail analysis, hair analysis and alcohol monitoring using […]
New North London Walk-In Centre for AlphaBiolabs
AlphaBiolabs has opened its newest walk-in centre for customers in North London, providing on-site sample collection services for members of the public, legal professionals and businesses. The walk-in centre, located within theCentre for Health and Care on Chaplin Road in Wembley, is now taking appointments for all customers looking for a flexible solution for their […]
Updated Network Rail drugs & alcohol standard – what you need to know
The new Network Rail standard NR/L2/OHS/00120 for drug and alcohol testing is a merger of two standards: NR/L1/OHS/051 and NR/L2/OHS/00120. The new standard has been created to provide one clear and concise drug and alcohol standard, and is intended to provide a thorough overview of drug and alcohol testing within Network Rail. It details the […]
Bosses are putting pressure on staff to drink, new poll finds
As many as 1 in 5 British workers feel pressurised to drink at work events, according to figures published by UK Addiction Treatment Group. The Group, which surveyed 3,000 workers, found that many feel unable to avoid alcohol during workplace functions, because drinking is expected by their bosses. The findings mean that as many as […]
Drug-driving prosecutions have risen by over 50% in 12 months
The number of people prosecuted for drug-driving has risen by almost 55 per cent in a year, according to the latest analysis of government figures. The AA, which analysed the figures, found that the number of drug-driving offences rose from 13,736 in 2020 to a shocking 21,211 in 2021. Prosecutions for all driving offences combined […]
Can employees working from home be tested for drug and alcohol use?
With more and more businesses moving to remote and hybrid working models, AlphaBiolabs are receiving a lot of questions about remote drug and alcohol testing options for staff who are working from home. Before lockdown, drug and alcohol misuse in the workplace posed a problem for employers across the country. According to last year’s CIPD […]
What is point of care drug testing?
When someone is suspected of being under the influence of drugs at work, speed is of the essence when it comes to drug testing them. In the case of a workplace accident, it is essential to get an accurate measurement of drugs in someone’s system before the drugs are processed and eliminated. This means that […]
Scottish motorists face roadside drugs test
In a bid to stamp out drug-driving north of the border, the Scottish government is introducing roadside testing and new drug-driving limits for substances including cannabis, heroin and cocaine. Police will perform the drug testing using mouth swabs on any motorist they suspect of drug-driving or who has been involved in an accident or stopped […]
