Sunday, August 2, 2015

FAA Proposes Civil Penalties Against Two Companies for Hazardous Materials Violations


July 31, 2015
Contact: Kathleen Bergen
Phone: 404-305-5100; Email: Kathleen.Bergen@faa.gov


ATLANTA – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes civil penalties of $69,000 and $63,000 against two companies for allegedly violating Hazardous Materials Regulations.
In both cases, the FAA alleges the shipments were not accompanied by shipping papers to describe the type or quantity of the hazardous contents and were not marked, labeled or packaged in accordance with the Hazardous Materials Regulations. The companies also allegedly failed to provide emergency response information and ensure their employees received required hazardous materials training.

The cases are as follows:

$69,000 against Premier Nail Source, Inc. of Tampa, Fla. 

The FAA alleges that on Nov. 28, 2014, Premier Nail Source offered a box for shipment on a FedEx flight to Nassau, Bahamas.     The box contained six 2-ounce plastic bottles of acetone, and six ½- ounce glass bottles of paint.  Both materials are flammable liquids. Workers at the FedEx facility in Tampa discovered the shipment. 

Premier Nail is scheduled to meet with the FAA in mid-August to discuss the case.

$63,000 against Nanosil of Selangor, Malaysia. 

The FAA alleges that on Oct. 4, 2014, Nanosil shipped a box containing a plastic container of butyl acetate, a flammable liquid, on a DHL Express cargo flight to Brownsville, Texas. Workers at the DHL sort facility in Erlanger, Ky., discovered the container emitting an odor, and found that the contents of the plastic container leaked into the box.

Nanosil has 30 days from receipt of the FAA’s enforcement letter to respond to the agency.