A-97-073
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require air carriers to ensure that maintenance facility personnel, including mechanics, shipping, receiving, and stores personnel, at air carrier-operated or subcontractor facilities, are provided initial and recurrent training in hazardous materials recognition, and proper labeling packaging, and shipment procedures with respect to the specific items of hazardous materials that are handled by the air carrier's maintenance functions.
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The Federal Aviation Administration must require air carriers to ensure that maintenance facility personnel—including mechanics, shipping, receiving, and stores staff—at both air carrier-operated and subcontractor facilities receive initial and recurrent training on recognizing hazardous materials and on proper labeling, packaging, and shipment procedures for the specific hazardous materials handled by the carrier's maintenance functions.
This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.
Details
| Status | Closed - Acceptable Action |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | Mar 16, 2006 |
| NTSB number | DCA96MA054 |
| Addressees | FAA |
External links
NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).