A SECOND HAND RPT ON AN ACR MLG CABIN TEAM LEAVING THE EMER EXIT DOOR OPEN WITHOUT ANY SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE AS PER AIRLINE MGMNT POLICY.

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A RECENT RPT TO THE CASRP ADDRESSES AN UNSAFE SIT ENCOUNTERED BY A CANADIAN PAX WHILE BOARDING AN AMERICAN CARRIER WITH HIS FAMILY. ON NOV 1993; THE RPTR BOARDED FLT (FT LAUDERDALE TO BALTIMORE) AT APPROX XA:00 HRS. HE WAS BOARDING DURING THE PRE-BOARDING PHASE WITH A FAMILY OF 4; INCLUDING A TODDLER. HE THEN NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE AFT CABIN'S EMER DOORS WAS LEFT OPEN UNATTENDED. THE CABIN WAS VERY HOT WHEN HE BOARDED; AND THE DOOR HAD LIKELY BEEN OPENED TO HELP COOL THE AREA BEFORE THE PAX EMBARKED. THE DOOR WAS EVENTUALLY CLOSED AFTER HE PASSED HIS CONCERN TO A FLT ATTENDANT. WHEN CONTACTED; A FLT SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE INSISTED THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS LIKELY UNIQUE IN THAT HIS COMPANY HAD SPECIFIC RULES TO GUARD AGAINST THIS SIT. FURTHERMORE; DISCUSSIONS WITH TRANSPORT CANADA (TC) CABIN SAFETY STANDARDS PERSONNEL INDICATE THAT CANADIAN CARRIERS REQUIRE THAT A SAFETY STRAP BE INSTALLED ACROSS THE OPENING; AND THAT A FLT ATTENDANT GUARD EACH EXIT ANYTIME PAX COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH AN OPEN DOOR. A SEARCH OF CASRP FILES DID NOT REVEAL ANY SIMILAR RPTED OCCURRENCES AMONG CANADIAN CARRIERS.