ph-iata-dangerous-goods-air case studies
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IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) air certification validates that a person can prepare, accept, handle and load dangerous goods consignments in compliance with the IATA DGR, which is built on ICAO Annex 18 and the associated technical instructions and is refreshed annually. It suits shippers and packers, freight forwarders and cargo agents, airline and ground-handler acceptance staff, load planners, cabin and ramp crew with DG duties, and compliance or training managers who need documented competence. The ph-iata-dangerous-goods-air case studies are 5 cases and about 2,707 words.
1Solvent-based adhesive: wrong packing group and package limit
A freight forwarder presents 40 steel cans, each containing 5 L of solvent-based adhesive, for a passenger flight from Amsterdam to Nairobi. The safety data sheet gives a closed-cup flash point of 21 °C and an initial boiling point of 38 °C; the adhesive contains 45% toluene and 10% acetone.
637 words, about 3 min2Damaged lithium ion batteries under an operator restriction
An airline's cargo sales team is offered six pallets of UN 3480 lithium ion batteries for a passenger flight from Seoul to Los Angeles. Each pallet holds 200 batteries rated at 3.7 V and 50 Wh, giving 600 kg net for the consignment.
534 words, about 3 min3DGD and package with a passenger-aircraft quantity violation
A shipper delivers one 4G fibreboard box for a passenger flight from Frankfurt to Dubai. Inside are four steel cans, each containing 5 L of UN 1263 Paint, Class 3, PG II, for a total of 20 L.
546 words, about 3 min4Loading chlorine with other cargo and an incomplete NOTOC
At a cargo terminal, a load planner is building a pallet for a freighter flight from Hong Kong to Anchorage. One pallet contains a single cylinder of UN 1017 Chlorine, Class 2.3, with subsidiary risks 5.1 and 8, net 50 kg; the cylinder itself bears a 'Cargo Aircraft Only' label, but the pallet has no label visible from the loading side.
498 words, about 2 min5Sulfuric acid spill next to a lithium battery pallet
During unloading at a cargo shed, a 20 L plastic drum of UN 1830 Sulfuric acid (98%) falls from a pallet and splits open. About 8 L spreads across the concrete floor, producing acrid mist.
492 words, about 2 min