Breathalyser tests for detecting alcohol in breath are a useful procedure for testing blood or breath alcohol levels. On-site alcohol testing kits and electronic breathalysers are suitablefor use in businesses, by healthcare employees or for home use. Most people use them to measure against the drink drive limit. In the UK this is 80mg/dl or 0.08% BAC (blood alcohol concentration).
Having a reliable method of testing for alcohol levels is vital in employee testing and to make sure that you are legal to drive the next morning. It can prevent accidents and improve the awareness of the dangers of driving the morning after drinking.
Electronic Breath Alcohol Testing Units
Electronic breathalysers are more cost effective if you are screening for alcohol on a regular basis. Breath alcohol units use disposable mouthpieces to ensure that every test is as accurate as the last.
Don't risk drinking and driving!
Breathalyzer Tests - A simple commercial version of the "blow in the bag" alcohol test kit used by the British Police.
The Home Office Approved personal Breathalyzer testing units are a portable modification of the basic roadside breath alcohol test used by the British Police Forces for several decades. 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 disposable product most commonly used when carrying out pre-employment, random or accident based workplace employee drug and alcohol screening.
The most accurate 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 drinking 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.
