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SEATTLE � The U.S. Department of Transportation�s Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $177,800 civil penalty against TAD PGS,
Inc. of Alexandria, Va., for allegedly violating drug and alcohol testing
regulations. The FAA alleges that TAD, which provides aircraft
maintenance workers to airlines and aircraft repair stations, failed to include
nine safety-sensitive employees in its random drug and alcohol testing pool.
Three of these employees performed safety-sensitive functions for three airlines
when they were not included in the pool, the FAA alleges. Additionally, the FAA alleges TAD failed to use a
scientifically valid method to select two employees for random testing. One
employee was allegedly selected for both drug and alcohol testing but was only
given a drug test. The other employee was allegedly selected for drug and
alcohol testing once but was given two tests during a two-month period. Furthermore, the FAA alleges TAD failed to use a DOT drug
testing form to document one required test. TAD has been in
communication with the FAA about the case.
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