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Definitions o Alcohol.occupational, operational, and/or social consequences of problematic substance use, especially those adversely affecting safety in the aviation workplace.Problematic substance use prevention consists of the actions necessary to preclude problematic substance users from being employed within the safety-sensitive areas of aviation and the actions aimed at deterring safety-sensitive aviation personnel from engaging in problematic substance use.an operator as defined in JCAR OPS I. o Operator Officer Focal Point :- is an officer designated by the operator approved by CARC / AMU. o Problematic Use of Substance or Problematic Substance Use is :- The use of one or more psychoactive substances by Aviation Personnel in way that: a) Constitutes a direct hazard to the user or endangers the lives, health, or welfare of others; and/or.is a subsequent test using an EBT, following a screening test with a result of a specified concentration (0.02, .04, etc.) or greater, that provides quantitative data about the alcohol concentration.b) causes or worsens an occupational.

Definitions
• Alcohol. is the intoxicating agent in beverage alcohol, ethyl alcohol or other low
molecular weight alcohols, including methyl or isopropyl alcohol.
• Alcohol concentration. is alcohol in a volume of breath expressed in terms of grams of
alcohol per 210 liters of breath as indicated by a breath test, or as a concentration of
Nano grams per milliliter for saliva or blood alcohol tests.
• Alcohol confirmation test . is a subsequent test using an EBT, following a screening
test with a result of a specified concentration (0.02, .04, etc.) or greater, that
provides quantitative data about the alcohol concentration.
• Alcohol use . is the drinking or swallowing of any beverage, liquid mixture or
preparation (including any medication), containing alcohol.
• AMSC. Aviation Medicine Supreme committee appointed by CARC to act as Medical
Assessor.
• Breath analyser. is a device for estimating Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) from a breath
sample.
• Employee. is person who is hired , either directly or by contract or transfer into a
position to perform a safety - sensitive function for an employer.
• Employer. an operator as defined in JCAR OPS I.
• Operator Officer Focal Point :- is an officer designated by the operator approved by
CARC / AMU. responsible for Drug & Alcohol Testing program.
• Problematic Use of Substance or Problematic Substance Use is :-
The use of one or more psychoactive substances by Aviation Personnel in way that:
a) Constitutes a direct hazard to the user or endangers the lives, health, or welfare of others;
and/or.
b) causes or worsens an occupational. social, mental, or physical problem or disorder.
Problematic substance use intervention consists of actions aimed at nullifying or minimizing
the psycho- logical, physiological, medical. occupational, operational, and/or social
consequences of problematic substance use, especially those adversely affecting safety in
the aviation workplace.
Problematic substance use prevention consists of the actions necessary to preclude
problematic substance users from being employed within the safety-sensitive areas of
aviation and the actions aimed at deterring safety-sensitive aviation personnel from engaging
in problematic substance use.