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Issue 2: July 2025

Topics Included:

• New Requirements for Foreign Repair Station Maintenance Personnel
• What To Expect During an FAA Inspection
• Verifying an FAA-Mandated Drug and Alcohol Program
• Hiring a Service Agent and Employer’s Obligations
• What Happens When a Follow-Up Test is Positive
• How to Demonstrate a “Good Faith Effort”
• How Soon Should Employees Report for Testing?
• What You Should Know About an Insufficient Specimen
• Stakeholder Outreach 

Issue 1: September 2024

Topics Included:

• Message from the FAA's Drug Abatement Division Director
• DER Awareness Help
• MIS Reporting Will Start on January 1, 2025
• 49 CFR § 40.25, PRIA Changes, and Making a Good Faith Effort
• Giving an Employee a Second Chance, or Not
• Getting Back to Work after a Drug or Alcohol Test Violation
• Voluntary Safety Program to Report Rule Deviations
• Drug and Alcohol Program Outreach and Education
• Reporting it Right!