The Transport Workers Union is backing a Tasmanian Coroner's call for all trucking companies to introduce random drug testing. Coroner Chris Webster made the recommendation recently after an inquest into the death of 27-year-old truck driver. The inquest also found a passenger in the truck suffered major injuries.
The driver reportedly had toxic levels of ecstasy in his system when he lost control of his truck at Mount Arrowsmith on the state's west coast early last year.
The union's Leeroy Doble stated most of Tasmania's major transport companies have drug and alcohol policies in place, and the union backs random drug testing.
"Yes we're all for it, we're quite happy to work with companies and set up a drug and alcohol policy but we don't condone urine sampling for the privacy reasons," Doble commented.(workersxzcompxzkit)
According to Doble, drug use is not a common thing in the industry. "This is actually the first time I've heard of a driver with that chemical in his system," he added.
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