Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications Tool Kit.

摘要

In 2000, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a directive to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to educate transit agencies on the potential safety risks associated with the use of prescription (Rx) and over-the-counter (OTC) medications by employees who perform safety-sensitive duties. The NTSB directive recommended that all transit rail agencies require employees in safety-sensitive positions to inform their agency about their use of Rx/OTC medications. Knowledge of the employee's use of medication would provide the transit rail agency with the opportunity to have qualified medical personnel determine the potential effects of the medicines on employee performance, and to train the employees about their responsibility under the agency's Rx/OTC policy.