Originally Posted by
matsemann
Anybody who believes that 0.02% is some strict Norwegian rule might be in for a surprise. 0.02% or 20mg/100ml is a EASA regulation. It is also the driving limit in several European countries, not just Norway.
If Heathrow Harry thinks that these laws are because of social issues within the country of Norway, he has clearly lost it. UK is probably the Western European country with most social issues.
Folks,
Probably the reason why 0.02 is the effective legislative level for "zero" (and certainly the reason in Australia, for aviation and and many other occupations) is that 0.02 is the minimum that can be tested by the common screening tests, anything lower requires quite difficult hospital based testing, which would be completely impractical in the field.
Norway's practices seem rather harsh to me. I wonder what the perceived need is, compared to the fairly common limit of 0.02.
Tootle pip!!