This was listed on job advert

[cmac70]

Must have a current drug and alcohol certification. Not seen this on job before what is it?

 

[Andy78]

Maybe a certificate of dependancy to prove you are a proper spark. All good sparks I have known have been ****heads anyway.


Seriously though, no idea. New one to me too.

 

[Engineer54]

Must have a current drug and alcohol certification. Not seen this on job before what is it?

Perhaps if you told us for what job application, the employers required these drug/alcohol free cert's for it might throw some light on the subject??

 

[thekingiam]

you can pick these certs at local pub probably, maybe need proof of divorces pending and a soiled pair of pants?

 

[Guest55]

drink 6 pints of stella , smoke 10 spliffs , swallow 2 e's and tell them how dedicated you are towards getting your drug & alcohol cert at the job interview.

 

[cmac70]

All I now is it s sparks mate in connah's quay. The only thing I can think off my be power station. At £12 ph CIS.

 

[Broken handle]

Could be a blood test indicating no traces of substances in blood. Tests on hair can show traces of drugs a long time after they have been taken (weeks I believe)

 

[trev]

This is most common on railway jobs but I reckon we'll see more and more of it.
D&A tests don't come cheap either, a mate who works on railway jobs paid £350 for his

 

[amptramp]

Is this for a job in the petrochemical / gas industry buy any chance .

 

[cmac70]

Don't know there's not that is all the info I have.

 

[R G]

All I now is it s sparks mate in connah's quay. The only thing I can think off my be power station. At £12 ph CIS.

For that sort of money you would have to be on drugs,,

 

[MDJ]

Yes the money an Electrician gets is appalling at the moment Ray, if we all stood together, I mean all of us, every last one and didn't go to work for just one day the whole country would grind to a halt and come to a complete standstill.

 

[Guest55]

£12 p /h is very good for a sparks mate so stop all yer complaining.

 

[Drexyn]

This is most common on railway jobs but I reckon we'll see more and more of it.
D&A tests don't come cheap either, a mate who works on railway jobs paid £350 for his

A normal drugs and alcohol test is around £10 and has to be independantly verified when you take the test, i.e. person waits outside cubical until you finish the job then tests it right there.

 

[trev]

Yes the money an Electrician gets is appalling at the moment Ray, if we all stood together, I mean all of us, every last one and didn't go to work for just one day the whole country would grind to a halt and come to a complete standstill.

One thing at a time Mike, let's get the scams on their way to being out of business first.

 

[trev]

A normal drugs and alcohol test is around £10 and has to be independantly verified when you take the test, i.e. person waits outside cubical until you finish the job then tests it right there.

Ken's had to be sent away for analysis. Maybe they were suspicious hehe

 

[Guest111]

As Trev said,D&A tests are required in certain industries,there may also be a clause in the employment contract stating that you have to undergo random drug testing.This is what caused a lot of the hard drug abuse in prisons,cannabis remains in the system for 28 days and will show on a urine test for that length of time,however cocaine can be flushed from the system in 24hrs if you drink plenty of water.Prisons don't do RDT's at weekend so the cons do coke on friday and saturday and by monday they are clear!Coke and the like don't have the mellowing effects of cannabis and so everyone gets aggressive and starts fighting,it is also much dearer leading to fights over debts etc,just ask any prison officer.

 

[jaypp]

i think seb, or sse as it's now known, test employees

 

[zap]

If you're worried, Google it! There's probably an agency somewhere that provide people to take the test for you, like the visa scams reported on the news recently.

 

[cmac70]

Not worried just didn't think anyone carry's around,D&A cert. Just thought it was a random test some company's do.

 

[PEG]

Send me a sample of your urine,in a small bottle,i can tell what your on just by tasting it,honestly,i'm actually taking it right now...:tounge_smile:

 

[Geordie Spark]

If you're worried, Google it! There's probably an agency somewhere that provide people to take the test for you, like the visa scams reported on the news recently.

PM me for my latest price list.

 

[thesnowman]

so ****ing annoyed , i was supposed to start a job on monday, they(the agency scum) would not take me on unless i had a current D&A test and also manual ****ing handling!!! which set me back £140 in total

Now the jobs been called off i'm out £140!!!!

i'm starting to wonder if there was a job to begin with

 

[jaypp]

so ****ing annoyed , i was supposed to start a job on monday, they(the agency scum) would not take me on unless i had a current D&A test and also manual ****ing handling!!! which set me back £140 in total

Now the jobs been called off i'm out £140!!!!

i'm starting to wonder if there was a job to begin with

sounds similar to the letting agencies charge for vetting tenants, only to tell them the flat/house is now unavailable

 

[Richard Burns]

Welcome to the joyous world of agency work.
It is so nice to have professional and caring staff available to help you into a job, easily and without hassle and then you get home and get paid, YEAH RIGHT!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

so ****ing annoyed , i was supposed to start a job on monday, they(the agency scum) would not take me on unless i had a current D&A test and also manual ****ing handling!!! which set me back £140 in total

Now the jobs been called off i'm out £140!!!!

i'm starting to wonder if there was a job to begin with

old agency trick i`m afraid.

advertise for non-existant jobs...you come along...sign up...they then have you (a readilly available replacement) to wave at someone who isn`t dancing to their fiddle...

or if they need a `helping hand` with something...at short notice...

 

[R G]

FACT Agencies are the lowest form of life ,,,,Nowt but barrow boys ,,,,

 

[topman]

When will sparks learn we must be the only trade where we have to pay for everything if firms want you to have a certain ticket let they pay for it, agencies make a killing out of us and its us who loose out all the time