FAA PROPOSES ADDITIONAL PENALTIES FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL VIOLATIONS
April 26, 2015
- $74,553 against Gardner Aviation Specialist for failing to conduct pre-employment drug tests and obtaining verified negative results before hiring personnel to perform safety-sensitive functions. One of the company’s new hires tested positive during a pre-employment drug test and was allowed to work on two aircraft without being evaluated by a substance abuse specialist and completing the required paperwork before returning to work. Additionally, the company failed to request information from twelve employees regarding previous positive drug or alcohol tests or refusals to be tested. The company also failed to provide written drug and alcohol educational materials to all of its employees and did not train the person who was required to make determinations about reasonable suspicion drug testing.
- $105,500 against Servisair LLC for failing to administer drug and alcohol tests to the minimum required percentage of employees in 2013. During that year Servisair did not add five employees to its random drug testing pool after they had completed their ground coordinator training. Additionally, Servisair also failed to distribute educational material regarding drug use following a move to a new terminal.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com, 202-659-6622) or Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com, 202-659-6665).