Improve Safety:
– Reduce the risk of alcohol related accidents occurring in your workplace
– Save the lives of on-site workers and drivers out on the roads

Increase Productivity:
– Increase the productivity of your workforce by ensuring that workers are not under the influence of alcohol whilst on the job

Cost Savings:
– Save money spent on dealing with alcohol related accidents in your work place
– Save money lost through lack of productivity and repairing your damaged company assets

Alcohol in the form of beer, wine, spirits, and ciders is consumed by many North Americans and by people in many other cultures around the world.  Drinking, like eating, or any social activity, has some guidelines to help the participant get more enjoyment out of the activity. Gobbling down half a chocolate cake at a party would not be considered responsible eating or even polite in most cultures. The same goes for drinking. Responsible choices concerning sensible drinking may mean not drinking, such as when a person is sick, taking medications or being the designated driver.

There are a lot of misconceptions floating around regarding what a breathalyzer can measure, what the results mean, and who does or does not need one. In order to squash some of the misinformation, we here present the top five breathalyzer myths.

Myth #1. “You can beat a breathalyzer by hyperventilating, exercising, or holding your breath before you blow.”

Effective measures to stop the practice of impaired driving include:

Fact: An often-cited decades-old study found that hyperventilation and vigorous exercise did indeed lower subjects’ BAC readings by as much as 10%. Conversely, holding their breath actually increased subjects’ BAC readings by up to 20%. Unfortunately, these activities can also render one light-headed and gasping for air – behaviour that would undoubtedly capture the attention of law enforcement officers who suspect an individual of being under the influence.

Fiction: Breathalyser test results can be used in court.