The Nation - News from Feb. 19, 1986

A federal safety official said that the nation’s transportation workers should not have any alcohol in their blood while they are on duty--a marked departure from the blood alcohol standards that now vary from one industry to another. “The American people deserve no less than the most highly trained and clearheaded men and women at the throttle of this nation’s transportation system,” Patricia A. Goldman, National Transportation Safety Board vice chairman, told a Senate hearing.