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RE: FAA Inspection
The only mandate they have is to follow -up to make sure carriers abide by
air package security measures. Hazmat is targeted because the shippers
have objected to having packages interdicted (opened anywhere and then just
left for the carrier to deal with. The alternative is to inspect at the
shipping location during packaging
Max
At 02:10 PM 8/17/00 -0500, you wrote:
>I am curious. What is the regulatory mandate that would
>permit FAA to inspect a shipper using a transportation
>service such as FedEx or UPS? I can understand them
>inspecting the carrier, but what mandate would they have
>to inspect a customer?
>
>Jim Barnes, CHP
>Radiation Safety Officer
>Rocketdyne/Boeing
>james.g.barnes@att.net
>> Not just the Value jet, although that may have increased the FAA's efforts.
>> We were inspected by the FAA some time before the Value jet went down.
>> Expect to be subject to inspection by the government whenever you deal
>> with any regulated activity.
>>
>>
>> In Message Thu, 17 Aug 2000 11:28:20 -0500 (CDT),
>> Marty.Bourquin@grace.com writes:
>>
>> >Believe it or not this a result of the ValueJet plane crash in FL. FAA
>> >ia now backtracking hazardous materials shipments. Making sure
>> >everyone knows what they are doing They have done the same to us on
>> >non-Rad shipments as well. Expect this to continue for a while
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: LORENZEN_W@A1.TCH.Harvard.edu
>> >[mailto:LORENZEN_W@A1.TCH.Harvard.edu]
>> >Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 11:29 AM
>> >To: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
>> >Cc: LORENZEN_W@A1.TCH.Harvard.edu
>> >Subject: FAA Inspection
>> >
>> >
>> > I am posting this from another listserver
>> >
>> > FYI....
>> >
>> > Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 19:24:01 -0700 (PDT)
>> > From: J SWOY <rxdrugs@yahoo.com>
>> > Subject: Re: Government Agencies
>> >
>> > Over the years as a nuclear pharmacist, I thought that
>> > every government agency possible had come through the
>> > doors at one time or another.
>> >
>> > Today I was proven wrong! I had a visit from the FAA.
>> > They went through all my FedEx Airbills, and did
>> > everything that DOT usally does; including checking
>> > our commercial licenced drivers and their hazmat
>> > credentials, our plackered truck, and shipping
>> > records.
>> >
>> >
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