jul-aug2012

Flight Safety Australia
Issue 87 July–August 2012
05
Easier process for small aviation businesses
Small aviation organisations will be able to use a new
simplified and streamlined process to comply with important
drug and alcohol management requirements.
CASA is introducing the simplified drug and alcohol
management processes for aviation organisations with seven
or fewer employees engaged in safety sensitive activities.
The new simplified processes do not apply to any aviation
organisation engaged in or providing services to regular public
transport operations.
Aviation organisations eligible to use the new drug and alcohol
compliance processes will use a standard drug and alcohol
management plan provided by CASA. Full details of eligibility
requirements are on CASA’s web site.
Organisations will also use a CASA e-learning package
to educate and train their employees in drug and alcohol
responsibilities.
Director of Aviation Safety, John McCormick, said the
new drug and alcohol compliance processes for small
organisations recognised that the existing requirements could
be unnecessarily onerous for these operations.
‘We are making life easier for small aviation organisations by
streamlining the process of drug and alcohol management
while maintaining high safety standards,’ McCormick said.
‘Small aviation organisations will no longer have to develop
their own drug and alcohol management plans.’
‘By using CASA’s new drug and alcohol management plan and
new on-line training small aviation organisations will save time
and resources and still be confident they are meeting all the
regulatory requirements.
“CASA has listened to the concerns of the aviation industry
about the impact of drug and alcohol management plans on
small organisations and found a solution that is simpler and
protects safety.’
Small aviation organisations using the new processes will still
be required to report to CASA every six months on their drug
and alcohol management performance and CASA will continue
to check on compliance.