Noncompliant Shipments of Dangerous Goods: Common Indicators That Should Tip Off Cargo Acceptance Personnel

摘要

In recent discussions with dangerous goods transportation management personnel, participants addressed the most common reasons why recent shipments may have been refused by acceptances staff. Comments included: 1. Handwritten or improperly applied DG marking/labels-packages offered that have handwritten markings or labels on a package or labels or required marking partially obscured or improperly applied overlapping around a corner or appearing on two different surfaces of the package. A similar error is for required labels and markings (hazard label and cargo aircraft only label) not on the same side of the package. Both of the above cases illustrate that basic requirements are not being followed. This is an indication that if the outer marking and labeling are not correct that the inner packaging may also be suspect.