Breath analyser test facility at airport

Shamshabad: The GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL) introduced a Breath-Analyser Examination Facility at the Airport Medical Center (AMC) here on Wednesday. The facility was inaugurated in the presence of senior officials from GHIAL, DGCA and various other stakeholders from the airport community.

The breath-analyser examination is conducted in collaboration with Apollo Hospitals, which runs the Hyderabad Airport Medical Center. The breath-analyser examination has been mandated by DGCA for the personnel engaged in aircraft maintenance, Air Traffic Control (ATC) services, aerodrome operations, ground handling services for detecting consumption of alcohol.

The DGCA circular mandates at least 10% of the individuals employed in their respective organisations engaged in safety sensitive functions pertaining to airside operations are randomly subjected to breath-analyser examination on a daily basis, when they report for duty at the airport. Disciplinary action will be taken by DGCA on personnel found to be in breach of regulations.