Concateno supports Brake in providing alcohol and drug safety guidance August 19th 2009
(NewDesignWorld Press Release Center) -- Concateno, Europe’s most experience drug and alcohol testing company, is supporting Brake, the road safety charity, in raising awareness of the dangers of drink and drug driving.
Concateno has co-sponsored a new guidance sheet, entitled ‘Not a drop, not a drag ’, produced by Brake in association with the Department for Transport. Aimed at fleet managers, the guidance sheet provides practical advice and case studies to help organisations educate their drivers as to the risks of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The sheet also offers management guidance on introducing an effective drugs and alcohol policy, covering best practice on employee consultation and education, the role of drug or alcohol tests and an explanation of employers’ rights with regard to testing.
‘Not a drop, not a drag’ is also the theme for Road Safety Week (23-29 November), Brake’s flagship annual event to stimulate community involvement in promoting road safety awareness. In 2009, Road Safety Week aims to drive awareness of drink and drug driving and the guidance sheet for fleet managers has been produced to coincide with the campaign.
“We’re proud to be supporting Brake and Road Safety Week. It’s a campaign of crucial importance, and very relevant to our work at Concateno,” said Graham Sievers, communications manager, Concateno. “As a provider of drug and alcohol testing, we play a role in helping businesses address the problems created by substance misuse, but testing is not in itself enough to make an anti drink or drugs policy a success. Testing should always be backed by clear education: It’s far better to help employees understand the risks better and have their active support for the policy. This is why Brake’s role in providing guidance to fleet managers is so valuable.”
“Concateno has provided this year’s campaign with important support by sponsoring the new guidance sheet,” said Brake spokesperson Katie Shephard. “It’s a good partnership, because both our organisations are keen to promote a collaborative approach to road safety. We describe Road Safety Week as ‘an initiative by Brake and everyone’, because safer roads can only be achieved collectively. Road crashes can have a devastating impact on businesses, communities and individuals alike. Road Safety Week encourages activity across the board – from fleet managers educating their drivers, to community-based projects to improve safety at local level.”
Road Safety Week 2009 runs from 23-29 November and is a national campaign run by Brake, the road safety charity. To request a FREE Road Safety Week pack including guidance for fleet managers on drink and drug driving policies, contact Brake on 01484 559909 or admin@brake.org.uk. For further information visit www.roadsafetyweek.org and www.brake.org.uk.
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About Brake
Brake is an independent national road safety charity. Brake exists to stop the 8 deaths and 79 serious injuries that happen on UK roads every day and to care for families bereaved and seriously injured in road crashes.
Brake’s Road Safety Week will take place November 23-29 2009 with the theme Not a drop, not a drag.
An introduction to Concateno
Concateno is the largest and most experienced drug and alcohol testing provider in Europe: a service provider with the facilities and expertise to genuinely deliver test programmes to meet any requirement – from point-of-care instant tests, through to state-of-the-art laboratory analysis for any biological specimen including urine, oral fluids, hair and sweat.
Concateno’s 300 staff support more than 8,000 customers globally, and the group performs approximately eight million tests annually. An integrated network of more than 500 sample collection officers, trained in-house in chain-of-custody procedures, supports clients around the world.
Committed to the highest levels of accreditation and quality assurance, Concateno works actively within the industry to improve existing best practice. This includes ISO 17025 (independently audited by UKAS), ISO9001:2000, Link-Up, and ISO13485:2003. In addition, the company is subject to a range of external and internal quality assurance programmes.
Our strategy
Concateno’s goal is to be the top provider of drug and alcohol testing services in the world, providing the best expertise and testing resources in the field. With our own best-in-class products and facilities that can supply across the whole range of test requirements, our strategy is driven by customer need rather than product benefit.
Concateno has committed significant investment to research and development. Our joint development agreement with Philips (a diversified health and wellbeing company) to develop a new oral fluids system is an example of this commitment.
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