Australasian Business Intelligence - Airline and ground staff face drug, alcohol tests.

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May 02, 2006 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) — The Australian Government plans to make drug and alcohol testing a legal requirement in the aviation sector. By late 2008, all people who work on or near planes, including pilots, flight attendants, baggage handlers, ground refuellers, air traffic controllers and security staff, will be routinely tested. The Australian & International Pilots Association does not disapprove of the plan, but points out that training, fatigue and other safety factors should not be forgotten. The Government says eight …

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