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Is a non-negative result the same as a positive result?

A drug screening device is testing for the presence of illegal drugs, but it’s not as simple as a positive or negative answer, in fact, these devices are only able to indicate whether there is a trace amount of a substance that was picked up during the detection, but not how much. A trace amount of substance is seen as existing within the ‘margin of error’, and means that the drugs test will need to go through the second set of analysis at a laboratory.

It’s not immediate bad news if you’ve received a non-negative result. That result means that the oral swab or urine sample must be sent off to a lab for further analysis and confirmation, providing some hope for the test-taker to understand the substances and quantities that have been consumed. If the laboratory testing comes back and finds that the consumption of the substance (or substances) is below the limits set by the European Workplace Drug Testing Society, then the non-negative result will be converted into a negative result or will show a high consumption level above these limits.

To simplify, a non-negative result is a positive result that is awaiting laboratory confirmation.

Is a non-negative result going to affect your work?

Yes, because a non-negative is more or less treated initially as a positive result, any safety-critical job functions must be stopped immediately. Next, the recipient of a non-negative result must wait for the laboratory results of the confirmation testing process to get back. If issues relating to the job may arise during this waiting period, there are private testing companies who can provide same-day results, allowing for a reduction in the numbers of days taken off work or the amount of stress experienced.

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26 minutes ago, napier said:

If anyone on here knows Cory Campbell then they know that the testing system is fucked up....someone needs to be 

made accountable for the loss of income and expenses incurred by both Cory and Jason Laking......

So true he’s a great bloke and the testing system is definitely fucked!

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