| Campbell Drops The Ball On Drug Testing For Rail Workers: A Positive Test Every Five Days |
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| Monday, 02 February 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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“Passenger safety is put at risk if a train driver or guard is affected by drugs,” Mr O’Farrell said. “It makes no sense to be cutting the number of random drug tests if the positive test results continue to increase,” he said. “The minority of rail workers who abuse drugs need to be weeded out and the public needs to be assured that strong action is being taken. They need to know that repeat offenders lose their jobs. “Rail commuters already face enough transport stress without having to worry about whether their train driver or guard is affected by drugs. “NSW Police don’t cut back on the number of random alcohol tests they carry out. CityRail shouldn’t be cutting back on their drug tests. “David Campbell needs to get serious about tackling this dangerous behaviour on the rail network,” Mr O’Farrell said.Add this page to your favorite Social websites Trouble with Kwoff? Remove the 'S' from https:// in the Address Bar, refresh and try again.              |
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Transport Minister David Campbell needs to step up the random drug testing of rail workers after the latest figures reveal a decline in the number of tests, but a rise in the number of positive results, NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell said today.