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Integrity Testing Launches New Website - [August 2009]
We are pleased to welcome you to our new website! We think you’ll
find the website informative and easy to navigate. Please let us know what you think.
We welcome your comments and suggestions. Click here to read the postcard announcement.
FAA - Final Rule 14 CFR Part 120 - [August 2009]
Industry Drug and Alcohol Testing Program 14 CFR Part 120 Final Rule Update
Effective July 13, 2009, FAA issued a final rule
under 14
CFR Part 120. This new part amends 14 CFR Part 121,
including appendices I and J, Part 135, Part 61, 63, and 65,
as well as Part 91 to combine all areas regarding the industry
drug and alcohol testing requirements into a single part. A copy
of this new part is available on the Federal
Register (PDF).
Is your policy compliant and up to date
with the new rule changes?
Integrity Testing can review you policy and advise
if your organization is in compliance with the new FAA Final
Rule 14 CFR Part 120.
If you have any questions regarding FAA
final rule 14 CFR Part 120, please contact us:
888-339-ITSA(4872)
Contact Integrity Testing
DOT Direct Observation Collection Procedures Final Rule - [August
2009]
Department of Transportation Final Rule: Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs.
You can link to the Final Rule on the Federal Register website at: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-18156.pdf
- This Final Rule makes Direct Observation collection
procedures mandatory for all return-to-duty and follow-up drug
testing.
- This provision had been stayed by the
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit; but that stay was lifted on July 1, 2009, following
the Court’s
unanimous decision to uphold the Department’s position
in this matter.
- This amendment, therefore, restores the language
of 49 CFR 40.67(b) to the version that became a final rule
on June 25, 2008.
- The Final Rule’s effective date
is August 31, 2009.
What Collectors Should Do
Collectors should have written procedures in place to meet the new standards.
Contact Integrity Testing or
call 1-888-339-ITSA(4872) to obtain more information or training.
What Employers Should Do
- Update policies and put the new rule 49 CFR 40.67(b) in place
- Distribute the updated policies to employees
- Provide employees with an education session to explain the new changes and how it
effects them, and the collections process when they are called for testing.
- Contact Integrity Testing
or or call 1-888-339-ITSA(4872) for assistance with policy updates and employee education sessions.
SAPAA 2009 Annual Conference
September 14 - 17, 2009
DoubleTree Hotel
6505 IH 35 North
Austin, Texas
http://www.sapaa.com/
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