{"id":51067,"date":"2016-04-18T16:40:36","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T16:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/?p=51067"},"modified":"2022-12-12T14:29:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T19:29:20","slug":"top-faa-frequently-asked-employer-questions-faqs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/blogs\/top-faa-frequently-asked-employer-questions-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 FAA Frequently Asked Employer Questions – FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FAQ 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the training requirements for my employees and supervisors? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) drug and alcohol testing regulation establish<\/strong> the requirements for training both safety-sensitive employees and supervisors who will make reasonable cause\/suspicion testing determinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The training requirements for a drug testing program requires that each employer must implement initial training for employees that includes the effects and consequences of drug use on personal health, safety, and work environment; the manifestations and behavioral cues that may indicate drug use and abuse<\/a><\/strong>; and requires the employer to document that the training was given to employees and employer’s supervisory personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the employee training, each employer must implement initial and recurrent supervisory training for personnel who will determine when an employee is subject to testing based on reasonable cause. The training must include the specific, contemporaneous physical, behavioral, and performance indicators of probable drug use. Employers must ensure that supervisors who will make reasonable cause determinations receive at least 60 minutes of initial training and receive recurrent training at reasonable intervals. Although a timeframe for reasonable recurrent training is not defined, we believe that it is a best practice to conduct the recurrent training on a 12-18 month schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The training requirements for an alcohol testing program are slightly different than those for a drug testing program. Specifically, each employer must provide educational materials that explain the alcohol misuse requirements and the employer’s policies and procedures with respect to meeting those requirements. Please refer to the regulation for further requirements for the distribution and content of the educational materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supervisors who make reasonable suspicion determinations for alcohol testing must receive at least 60 minutes of training on the physical, behavioral, speech, and performance indicators of probable alcohol misuse. Although the regulation does not require recurrent training for supervisors making reasonable suspicion alcohol determinations, we believe the best practice is to include a review of the alcohol testing requirements while conducting recurrent reasonable cause drug testing training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have any further questions or need additional guidance that is more specific to your situation, please contact National Drug Screening at 866.843.4545 .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applicable Regulations:
14 CFR \u00a7 120.115
14 CFR \u00a7 120.223<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAQ 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the process of setting up a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-mandated drug and alcohol testing program?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the FAA’s drug and alcohol testing regulation (14 CFR part 120), an employer (i.e., a part 119 certificate holder with authority to operate under parts 121 and\/or 135, an operator as defined in 14 CFR \u00a7 91.147, or an air traffic control facility not operated by the FAA or under contract to the U.S. Military) or a contractor who chooses to implement its own testing program must ensure that any employee performing the following safety-sensitive functions directly or by contract (including subcontract at any tier) is subject to drug and alcohol testing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022     flight crewmember duties,
\u2022     flight attendant duties,
\u2022     flight instruction duties,
\u2022     aircraft dispatcher duties,
\u2022     aircraft maintenance and preventive maintenance duties,
\u2022     ground security coordinator duties,
\u2022     aviation screening duties, and
\u2022     air traffic control duties.
\u2022     operations control specialist duties<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The individuals who are performing these safety-sensitive functions must be subject to pre-employment testing, reasonable suspicion\/cause testing, random testing, return-to-duty testing, follow-up testing, and post-accident testing. The testing procedures are established in the Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Workplace Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs, Title 49 CFR part 40.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When developing your drug and alcohol testing program, you must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n