What is the process of setting up an FAA-mandated drug and alcohol testing program?
According to FAA’s drug and alcohol testing regulations (14 CFR Part 121, Appendices I & J), 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 ยง 91.147, or an air traffic control facility not operated by 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) are subject to drug and alcohol testing: flight crewmember duties flight attendant duties flight instruction duties aircraft dispatcher duties aircraft maintenance and preventive maintenance duties ground security coordinator duties aviation screening duties air traffic control duties The individuals who are performing these safety-sensitive functions must be subject to pre-employment testing, reasonable suspicion/cause testing, random testing, return-t
