Author : Susan Fleming
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 35,79 MB
Release : 2008-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1437901522
Book Description
Fed. laws and regulations require that safety-related transport. professionals undergo screening to ensure that they can safely perform their jobs. Medical certification (MC), background checks (BC), and testing workers¿ knowledge and skills required for the jobs are critical because physically or mentally unfit transport. workers pose a danger to themselves and to the public. There have been concerns raised by recent investigations of the reliability of pilot MC¿s, This report first describes the requirements for MC and BC for selected transport. workers. The following questions were addressed: What are the regulations governing pilots, vessel masters, and commercial drivers and what role do gov¿t. entities have in completing the MC¿s and BC?