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Intelligent Bio Solutions Inc. (INBS) Announces UK-Wide Glass Manufacturer to Roll Out Non-Invasive Drug Screening System Across UK Operations
- Can now test 1,000 employees across six sites as required, with each test always taking only ten minutes - NEW YORK, Nov. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
About this update from Intelligent Bio Solutions Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"- Can now test 1,000 employees across six sites as required, with each test always taking only ten minutes -\nNEW YORK, Nov. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intelligent Bio Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq: INBS) (the \"Company”), a life sciences company developing non-invasive, real-time diagnostic testing for patients and their primary health practitioners at point of care, today announced that UK insulated glass manufacturer Glass Systems is adopting the latest fingerprint-based drug testing system to promote health and safety across the business. Random drug testing based on the Intelligent Fingerprinting solution is being rolled-out across its UK operations - currently six factories and 1,000 employees. The collection of simple fingerprint sweat samples from fingers is rapid, with the new in-house system enabling Glass Systems to obtain results for every test – displayed on a portable reader - in only ten minutes. Adopting fingerprint drug testing allows the Glass Systems Health & Safety team to conduct random or for cause drug testing of employees on demand. Testing will be conducted regularly in a bid to protect individuals and their colleagues from the risk of potential accidents at work caused by employees impaired by drug use. Glass Systems has a proactive health and safety initiative in place to safeguard workers operating manufacturing machinery and vehicles such as forklifts. The fingerprint drug test will all be managed in-house by the existing Glass Systems team, enabling testing to take place as and when required, or rapidly should they need to respond to incidents of employees potentially not being fit to work. Morgan Evans, Health Safety and Environmental Manager of Glass Systems explained: “As part of our major business modernization program we’re investing in the latest machinery and processes to ensure we remain competitive and future-proof for the next decade. We have overhauled our Health & Safety policies and processes and wanted to conduct random and for cause drug testing to ensure that our employees are fit to work – both for their own and their colleagues’ safety. We discovered fingerprint drug testing – a modern and highly advanced drug test we can use in-house with results in just ten minutes. “For the first time we are now able to conduct drug tests whenever and wherever we choose, meaning that we can quickly r...