Breathalyser
Breathalyzer tests for detecting alcohol in breath are a long standing method ofdetecting blood or breath alcohol levels. Disposable alcohol test kits and electronic digital breathalysers are suitablefor use in the workplace, by healthcare employees or at home. The majority of people use them to check against the drink drive limit. In the UK this is 80mg/dl or 0.08% BAC (blood alcohol concentration).
Electronic Breath Alcohol Testing Units
If you are screening for alcohol on a regular basis, it is more cost effective to purchase an electronic breathalyzer unit. Breath alcohol units use individual mouthpieces for accurate testing.
Don’t risk drinking and driving!
Breathalyzer Tests – A very simple commercial version of the “blow in the bag” breathalyser test kit used by the British Police.
The Home Office Approved breathalyzers are a portable modification of the basic roadside breathalyser used by the British Police Forces for a long time. It uses yellow crystals which turn green in the presence of any alcohol in breath in order to test patients to a pre-determined level.
This is the breathalyser most often used when carrying out pre-employment, random or accident based workplace employee drug and alcohol screening.
The best time to carry out these tests is in the morning to see if you are under the limit enough to drive, this is because if you use them while you are still consuming alcohol the test won’t be accurate because alcohol will be in your stomach but not yet in your blood stream or breath, so you could be under the limit when you test yourself but 10 minutes later, you could be over the limit.