Alcohol and other drug testing programmes are coming into effect in New Zealand, as required under the Civil Aviation Act 2023.
AMROA was established in 2010 to develop an Australasian group of medical practitioners who are skilled in the handling of workplace A&OD programs and testing.
AMROA uses the term “Medical Review Officer” (MRO) to describe those medical practitioners who have undertaken appropriate training and certification to meet the AMROA requirements. There are both certification and re-certification courses run at least annually, and while initially these were very aviation-focussed, over the last 15 years, the training has increasingly been provided to doctors in many safety-sensitive industries.
Finding out that a test is flawed in a tribunal or court setting is a bad outcome for all concerned. AMROA believes that A&OD programmes are more effective and provide the highest standards of quality and assurance when the trained MRO is integrated into that programme. It ensures that testing is both legally robust and effective in achieving the safety goals behind such legislation. For more information, please consult the AMROA website.