A recent renovation or paint job may be hiding something sinister trapped in the walls, floors and other surfaces of the house you are considering purchasing.

The smoking or manufacturing of methamphetamine results in airborne deposits on wall surfaces, carpets, counters and furniture. Solid forms of methamphetamine can be spilled and worked into carpets and upholstery.

Even small amounts of contamination are known to have adverse effects on children, adults and pets living in affected dwellings.

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Look after your investment by taking a pro-active approach to testing rental properties throughout the term of the tenancy. If tenants’ know that their home is going to be tested, they’ll be less likely to use or manufacture drugs inside the property.

A pre-letting test and subsequent test on vacating the property will give you peace of mind that such illegal activities have not being carried out at your expense.

Click here for an example of the wording you could use in your agreement so that tenants understand your policy on the use or manufacture of illicit drugs in your property

The smoking or manufacturing of methamphetamine results in airborne deposits on wall surfaces, carpets, counters and furniture. Solid forms of methamphetamine can be spilled and worked into carpets and upholstery.

Even small amounts of contamination are known to have adverse effects on children, adults and pets living in affected dwellings.

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A recent renovation or paint job may be hiding something sinister trapped in the walls, floors and other surfaces of the house you are considering renting.

The smoking or manufacturing of methamphetamine results in airborne deposits on wall surfaces, carpets, counters and furniture. Solid forms of methamphetamine can be spilled and worked into carpets and upholstery.

If you move into a rental property where previous occupants have either smoked or manufactured meth, not only will it pose a serious health risk to you, your family and pets, but may contaminate your possessions as well.

Even small amounts of contamination are known to have adverse effects on children, adults and pets living in affected dwellings.

Don’t take the risk. Test before signing an agreement and be 100% certain that the property is meth-free.

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Look after your clients’ investments by taking a pro-active approach to testing rental properties throughout the term of a tenancy agreement. If tenants’ know that their home is going to be tested, they’ll be less likely to use drugs inside the property.

A pre-letting test and subsequent test on vacating the property gives landlords and property managers peace of mind that such illegal activities have not being carried out at their expense.

Click here for an example of the wording you could use in your agreements so that tenants understand your policy on the use or manufacture of illicit drugs in properties you manage

The smoking or manufacturing of methamphetamine results in airborne deposits on wall surfaces, carpets, counters and furniture. Solid forms of methamphetamine can be spilled and worked into carpets and upholstery.

Even small amounts of contamination are known to have adverse effects on children, adults and pets living in affected dwellings.

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Protect yourself and your company’s reputation by knowing whether a property has been used to manufacture meth.

It’s one thing to rely on the vendor’s legal obligation to disclose but what if they choose not to.

Even if a vendor does disclose that the property has been cleaned, can you or your buyers be certain it’s completely safe?

Ensure that you know whether a property is clean when you list it. A simple test could save you a whole lot of headaches later on.

At the very least, recommend testing for meth as part of your client’s pre-purchase due diligence. They will thank you for it if a test comes back positive. Once they buy the problem, they own the problem.

The smoking or manufacturing of methamphetamine results in airborne deposits on wall surfaces, carpets, counters and furniture. Solid forms of methamphetamine can be spilled and worked into carpets and upholstery.

Even small amounts of contamination are known to have adverse effects on children, adults and pets living in affected dwellings.

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The prospect that your child may be using drugs is one of the scariest things imaginable. None of us ever wants to believe that it could be ‘our child’.

But one of the worst mistakes that a parent can make is to ‘put their head in the sand’ and pretend that it’s not possible. However, bringing up the subject may be fraught with issues and could even damage the relationship you have with your child if not handled appropriately. After handling drugs, an invisible trail of residue is left on surfaces that are touched. You can’t see this residue but you can test surfaces to see if there is any of it present (which means you don’t need the person you suspect, to be around, when you carry out the test).

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Can you afford to have employees affected by drugs?

Issues of having drug affected employees include:

• Potential workplace violence
• Health and safety issues
• Duty of care to affected persons and other employees
• Decontamination and cleaning costs
• Company reputation cost

Workplace drug screening has become normal practice in many industries. However, where it is not considered normal practice, screening employees for drugs is often controversial.

After handling drugs, an invisible trail of residue is left on surfaces that are touched. You can’t see this residue but you can test surfaces to see if any of it is there (which means you don’t need the person who is leaving the residue behind to be around when you test it).

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Nowhere is immune from meth contamination. Meth cooks are becoming more and more imaginative about where they set up their labs.

In fact, any place that can be used for manufacture without attracting attention can potentially become a meth lab, including hotel rooms and motel units.

It is not only the risk of a becoming a lab, that could potentially destroy your property, but the risk of contamination from meth users who may be staying.

A pre-let test and subsequent test on vacating gives accommodation owners peace of mind that such illegal activities have not being carried out at their expense.

The smoking or manufacturing of methamphetamine results in airborne deposits on wall surfaces, carpets, counters and furniture. Solid forms of methamphetamine can be spilled and worked into carpets and upholstery.

Even small amounts of contamination are known to have adverse effects on anyone coming in contact with the chemicals present in methamphetamine.

Remember, meth users cover all walks of life from rich to poor.

If you suspect one of your rooms or units has been used as a lab, a fast, cost-effective test kit will confirm if your suspicions are correct.

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Besides the mileage, colour, number of previous owners, and any other number of items you want to check off your list before making an offer, would you want to know if a previous owner had been regularly smoking meth in the vehicle?

Consider this before committing to buy that shiny red (or blue or green, or whatever colour) dream car that you’ve been searching for. Cars, and in fact any vehicle, are regularly used for smoking meth. Think about it. Cars are secure, comfortable, somewhat isolated from the rest of the world, and many people spend a lot of time in them.

A previous owner, perhaps the owner you’re negotiating with right now, may have regularly smoked meth on his way to or from work, or during the weekend with friends. The residue from their meth smoke now has seeped into the fabric and soft linings of this car and cannot be easily removed without thorough cleaning, if at all.

This could be the car that you’re now buying to transport yourself, and possibly your kids, around in for the next few years, all the time in close proximity to the fumes given off from the ice residue, still leaching out of the upholstery, carpets, and linings of your car, especially when it gets warm.

Given the choice, would you knowingly spend any time at all in such a toxic environment, let alone expose your kids to it?

Unless a used vehicle is tested, before purchase, you won’t know the true history of the vehicle.

A simple, inexpensive test of several of the car’s surfaces will reveal whether you are considering buying a health-affecting time-bomb or not.

Recommended areas to test are:

• Steering wheel, gear shifter, stereo controls
• Inside glove box and opening catch
• Around air-con vents
• Around the tops of the opening windows
• Sun visors and head lining
• Dashboard and instrument binnacle (panel)
• Ashtrays and cigarette lighters
• Walls and ceiling of vans and enclosed truck bodies ie removal truck

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Nowhere is immune from meth contamination. Meth cooks are becoming more and more imaginative about where they set up their labs.

In fact, any place that can be used for manufacture without attracting attention can potentially become a meth lab, including rental trucks, vans and motor homes.

It is not only the risk of a becoming a lab that could potentially destroy your vehicle, but the risk of contamination from meth users you may be hiring to.

A pre-hire test and subsequent test on return gives hire companies and owners peace of mind that such illegal activities have not being carried out at their expense.

The smoking or manufacturing of methamphetamine results in airborne deposits on wall surfaces, carpets, counters and furniture. Solid forms of methamphetamine can be spilled and worked into carpets and upholstery.

Even small amounts of contamination are known to have adverse effects on anyone coming in contact with the chemicals present in methamphetamine.

Remember, meth users cover all walks of life from rich to poor.

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Nowhere is immune from meth contamination. Meth cooks are becoming more and more imaginative about where they set up their labs.

In fact, any place that can be used for manufacture without attracting attention can potentially become a meth lab, including charter boats.

It is not only the risk of a becoming a lab, that could potentially destroy your vessel, but the risk of contamination from meth users who may be hiring your boats.

A pre-hire test and subsequent test on return gives hire companies and owners peace of mind that such illegal activities have not being carried out at their expense.

The smoking or manufacturing of methamphetamine results in airborne deposits on wall surfaces, carpets, counters and furniture. Solid forms of methamphetamine can be spilled and worked into carpets and upholstery.

Even small amounts of contamination are known to have adverse effects on anyone coming in contact with the chemicals present in methamphetamine.

Remember, meth users cover all walks of life from rich to poor.

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Nowhere is immune from meth contamination. Meth cooks are becoming more and more imaginative about where they set up their labs.

In fact, any place that can be used for manufacture without attracting attention can potentially become a meth lab, including rental storage units.

It is not only the risk of a becoming a lab, that could potentially destroy your business, but the risk of contamination from storing the highly toxic chemicals used in the manufacture of meth.

Even small amounts of contamination are known to have adverse effects on anyone coming in contact with the chemicals present in methamphetamine.

If you suspect one of your units is being used as a lab, a fast, cost-effective test kit will confirm if your suspicions are correct.

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It’s become an unfortunate fact of life that many users of drugs get their first experience while still at school. Not only are drug pushers are highly persuasive to school-age kids, but teenagers often see trying drugs as an opportunity to push boundaries and try something daring. And in many cases, the dealers are often students as well, selling drugs to their peers to fund their own habit or working for crime syndicates.

After handling drugs, an invisible trail of residue is left on surfaces that are touched. You can’t see this residue but you can test surfaces to see if any of it is there (which means you don’t need the person who is leaving the residue behind to be around when you test it).

A surface test allows you to conduct a initial, indicative test, discretely,  on items that the drug users have come into contact with, rather than testing the person themselves.

Testing can also be carried out to determine whether drugs are being consumed on school premises. If students are becoming addicted, even if the signs aren’t obvious yet, it’s highly likely that they’ll be needing a ‘fix’ during the day. If drugs are being used, surface testing will allow a school to know which locations are preferred so that additional surveillance can be deployed to these areas.

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