What are the rail transport operator offences under the Rail Safety (Drug and Alcohol Testing) Regulation 2008?
Under clause 11(4), it is an offence for a rail transport operator to fail to give its testing officers a written training statement, as soon as practicable after any training is completed, setting out: • the type and content of the training completed by the testing officer • the dates on which training was provided • the name of the person who conducted the training. Under clause 11(5), it is an offence for a rail transport operator to fail to keep the following records of persons authorised by the operator as testing officers: • the names of the testing officers or of offices the holders of which are designated as testing officers • the responsibilities of each such testing officer under the drug and alcohol management program • copies of any statements issued under clause 11(4). Under clause 28, it is an offence for a rail transport operator to fail to ensure that rail safety workers are tested within 3 hours of a prescribed incident (unless there is a reasonable excuse).
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- Are all employees of rail transport operators subject to drug and alcohol testing under the Rail Safety (Drug and Alcohol Testing) Regulation 2008 (the "Regulation")?
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- What are the rail safety worker offences under the Rail Safety (Drug and Alcohol Testing) Regulation 2008?
