DURING PUSHBACK; GND CREW ATTEMPT TO OPEN FORWARD BAGGAGE PIT OF A319 WHILE ENGINES ARE BEING STARTED.

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WE WERE CLRED FOR PUSHBACK FROM THE GATE AND DURING THE PUSHBACK WE RECEIVED CLRNC FROM THE PUSHBACK TUG OPERATOR THAT WE WERE CLRED FOR ENG START. I TOLD THE FO TO START BOTH ENGS SINCE WE HAD A SHORT TAXI AND NO TFC TO FOLLOW FOR A RWY 19 DEP. AFTER PUSHBACK WAS COMPLETED; I FAILED TO HEAR A BRAKES SET CALL FROM THE TUG OPERATOR. AS THE FO WAS STARTING #2 ENG; I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THE TUG OPERATOR ATTEMPTING TO STAND ON THE TUG WAVING HIS ARMS AT ME. AT THE SAME TIME; WE GOT AN ECAM INDICATION THAT THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR HAD BEEN OPENED. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE #2 ENG MASTER SWITCH TO 'OFF.' I THEN ASKED THE PUSHBACK OPERATOR WHAT WAS GOING ON. HE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD ANOTHER BAG TO LOAD. I CHIDED HIM IMMEDIATELY THAT HE DID NOT TELL ME PRIOR TO THE LOADING ACTUALLY TAKING PLACE AND THAT IF HE HAD ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ME I HAD NOT HEARD HIM. IN EITHER CASE; ALL RAMP PERSONNEL WERE TO REMAIN CLR OF THE ENGS AND NOT OPEN CARGO UNTIL I ACKNOWLEDGED HIM. I TOLD HIM THAT SOMEONE WAS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT DOING WHAT THEY DID BY OPENING THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR DURING ENG START.