Employment & Licensing: Transportation

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Contents 1 Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) 2 Hazmat Drivers 3 Railway Work 4 Aviation

Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)

Transportation Worker Background Checks

An overview of federal mandates in place to screen transportation workers post-September 11, including links to specific self-help materials.

A Worker's Guide to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Application, Appeal and Waiver Process

Detailed information on obtaining a TWIC if you have a criminal record.

A Scorecard on the Post-9/11 Port Worker Background Checks

Updated information on the basics of port worker background checks and recommendations for TWIC reform.

Know Your Rights to the Transportation Security Administration's TWIC Background Checks of Port Workers and Truck Drivers

Fact sheet on the legal restrictions and appeals procedures.

Transportation Security Administration Regulations Governing Port Workers and Hazmat Drivers

Sets out criminal record restrictions and appeals procedures applicable to credentialed merchant mariners and workers with unescorted access to secure areas of vessels. The same rules apply to hazmat drivers.

Transportation Security Administration: Obtaining Transportation Worker Identification Credentials ("TWIC")

Answers to frequently asked questions about obtaining TWIC cards when one has a criminal record.

Hazmat Drivers

49 C.F.R. 1572.103

Individuals with commercial drivers licenses who have a hazardous materials endorsement (HME) can have their HME taken if they are convicted of a wide variety of offenses.

Transportation Security Administration Regulations Governing Port Workers and Hazmat Drivers

Sets out criminal record restrictions and appeals procedures applicable to credentialed merchant mariners and workers with unescorted access to secure areas of vessels. The same rules apply to hazmat drivers.

Railway Work

New Appeals Procedures for Railway Workers

E-Railsafe Know Your Rights Flyer

Know-Your-Rights to E-RAILSAFE’s New Criminal Background Checks of Rail Workers

NELP January 13 Memo on e-RAILSAFE

Aviation

49 U.S.C. § 44935

49 U.S.C. § 44936

Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.3145

Individuals with a wide range of felony convictions are barred for ten years from most aviation-related occupations.

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