FAA Proposes a Civil Penalty of USD 170,000 against Pemco World Air Services

• Date: January 26, 2011
• Source: Admin

According its Press Release dated Jan 21, 2011, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a USD 170,000 civil penalty against Pemco World Air Services of Dothan, Ala.

The violation

The latter allegedly failed to subject two individuals to pre-employment drug tests while hiring their services for safety-sensitive positions in the company. The FAA has also cited Pemco’s failure to carry out the prescribed follow-up drug or alcohol testing on eight other individuals reinstated after completing return-to-duty training during 2008. In all, the company failed to carry out twenty-four prescribed follow-up tests. Failure to administer the pre-employment and reinstatement tests violate the provisions of the Federal Aviation Regulations.