Aerospace/Aviation/Faa drug testing

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Expert: - 8/5/2005


Question
Does a company doing work for uncle sam and who went to the trouble to get a faa repair station cert,
have to give random drug tests and if they never have given these tests  can their cert be pulled  

Answer
Hi, Tony:

I can not specifically assist you with this area of expertise.  However, I would recommend three things:

1.  Check FAR 145 to see if random drug tests are a requirement to hold the certificate.  If they are, then, the question would be:  What are the penalities involved if the drug tests are not given (as specificed in the regulation)?

2.  You can send a general email to the FAA website and ask the question.

3.  You can call your local FSDO and ask the question....

Thanks, and best wishes to you,

Dave N

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David A. NewMyer

Expertise

I can answer questions about aviation industry employment, airports and airport planning and aviation industry regulation (overall regulation of the industry--who regulates what and why).

Experience

I have worked in aviation since the late 1960s, primarily in airports, airport planning and in aviation education. I have done major research in aviation employment and in graduate education in aviation.

Organizations
University Aviation Association since 1982 (President, 2009-2010)

Publications
Collegiate Aviation Review Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education and Research Journal of Air Transportation ATEA Journal SIU Press

Education/Credentials
B. S. in History and Government, University of Redlands, California, 1969 M. A. in Political Science (Metropolitan Studies), Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, 1971 M. S. in Transportation, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1974 Ph.D. in Education (Education Aministration and Higher Education), Southern Illinois University Carbonale, 1987

Awards and Honors
United Airlines William Wheatley Award from the University Aviation Association, 1994 for excellence in Post Secondary Aviation Education Sorensen Award for Excellence in Research, University Aviation Association, 2008

Past/Present Clients
Prepared airport master plan and environmental assessment reports for several Illinois Airports; prepared two separate airport systems plans for the Chicago area

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