kilcoyne 191 Report post Posted May 22, 2021 Racing Integrity Unit says jockey's test result is negative | Stuff.co.nz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilcoyne 191 Report post Posted May 22, 2021 When will these guys ever learn???????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdt 291 Report post Posted May 22, 2021 28 minutes ago, kilcoyne said: When will these guys ever learn???????? The Jockeys or the RIU? Gruff 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruff 2,778 Report post Posted May 22, 2021 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
napier 339 Report post Posted May 22, 2021 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...... Baz (NZ), LongOwner and Charlie Bukowski 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter13 8 Report post Posted May 22, 2021 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! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike28 182 Report post Posted May 23, 2021 It should just be pass and fail. Not non negative and all this other jargon to many big words no good for those fellas Gruff 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...