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Oak FSS specialist concerned with illness notification and lack of on-site FAA orders concerning illness notification procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 504660 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : oak.fss |
| State Reference | CA |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel |
| Experience | fss specialist : 19 |
| ASRS Report | 504660 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance FAA |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : oak.fss |
Narrative:
During the second week of jan/01, I was diagnosed with an illness. On jan/xa/01, I began taking a prescription drug. I was unaware that FAA order 7350.4 requires notification of one's supervisor when taking prescription medication. When I heard about this requirement, I was unable to verify it, because our facility does not have a current copy of the above order. On feb/xc/01, the local representative of the national association of air traffic specialists, was able to obtain a copy of order 7350.4. After being shown the pertinent passage, I advised my immediate supervisor that I was taking a prescription drug. If the FAA expects its employees to follow a certain set of rules and regulations, they must ensure that all employees have access to the rules and regulations. We still do not have a copy of FAA order 7350.4 at my facility, the oakland FSS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OAK FSS SPECIALIST CONCERNED WITH ILLNESS NOTIFICATION AND LACK OF ON-SITE FAA ORDERS CONCERNING ILLNESS NOTIFICATION PROCS.
Narrative: DURING THE SECOND WK OF JAN/01, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN ILLNESS. ON JAN/XA/01, I BEGAN TAKING A PRESCRIPTION DRUG. I WAS UNAWARE THAT FAA ORDER 7350.4 REQUIRES NOTIFICATION OF ONE'S SUPVR WHEN TAKING PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THIS REQUIREMENT, I WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY IT, BECAUSE OUR FACILITY DOES NOT HAVE A CURRENT COPY OF THE ABOVE ORDER. ON FEB/XC/01, THE LCL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NATL ASSOCIATION OF AIR TFC SPECIALISTS, WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A COPY OF ORDER 7350.4. AFTER BEING SHOWN THE PERTINENT PASSAGE, I ADVISED MY IMMEDIATE SUPVR THAT I WAS TAKING A PRESCRIPTION DRUG. IF THE FAA EXPECTS ITS EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW A CERTAIN SET OF RULES AND REGS, THEY MUST ENSURE THAT ALL EMPLOYEES HAVE ACCESS TO THE RULES AND REGS. WE STILL DO NOT HAVE A COPY OF FAA ORDER 7350.4 AT MY FACILITY, THE OAKLAND FSS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.