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Victory for energy workers over urine drug testing MAKING employees submit to urine tests for drug use is ''unjust and unreasonable'' as the tests can detect drug usage from the weekend which may have no bearing on a person's ability to do their job safely, according to Fair Work Australia. The arbitrator this week ruled in favour of unions representing workers from the state-owned Endeavour Energy company, who argued that oral swabs, which generally detect drugs used only in the past few hours, should be used instead of urine tests. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/victory-for-energy-workers-over-urine-drug-testing-20120328-1vyrq.html#ixzz1wF9aOdKQ Airline staff test positive to alcohol, drug tests DOZENS of aircraft engineers, airline cabin crew, refuellers, security staff and baggage handlers have tested positive in drug and alcohol tests. The tests were conducted by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. CA