Air cargo security： Moving from prescriptive to risk-based programs

摘要

Air Cargo Security will remain in the forefront of our lives for a long time. While we must face the realities of the world in which we live, and do our utmost to ensure the safety and security of our employees, passengers, assets and brands, we still must seek to accomplish this without overly burdensome regulatory processes. Historically, cargo security regulations have been written in a prescriptive manner. They require the appropriate parties to do specific things, in a specific way, and often at specific time in the overall process. In order to do these things (and in a way that can be easily inspected and verified), the regulated parties are also given specific requirements for training their employees. After all this is done, there are even more specific requirements for the responsible party to maintain records, which are readily accessible, and for a set period of time. As a result, some security programs are liter-ally several inches thick, and it can be extremely challenging (and time consuming) to sift through the multiple cross-references within them, to ensure that the procedures are carried out properly. While they may accomplish the overall goal, they put a significant cost burden on industry.