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March 15, 2000 - The Federal Aviation Administration, Southern Region, has proposed to assess a $54,000 civil penalty against U.S. Battery Mfg. Co. of Evans, Ga., for allegedly violating Department of Transportation hazardous materials regulations.
FAA alleged that U.S. Battery improperly offered a fiberboard box containing two batteries to UPS for transportation by air on a regularly scheduled cargo flight. The batteries contained acid, a corrosive, which is a hazardous material. Ground handling employees at the cargo carrier�s sort facility discovered the contents of the shipment leaking.
U.S. Battery offered the hazardous material for transportation when it was not packaged, labeled, marked, classed, described, documented, or in condition for shipment as required by the Department of Transportation hazardous materials regulations. U.S. Battery also failed to ensure employees were trained to properly package and handle hazardous materials, and did not make available at all times the required emergency response information.
U.S. Battery has 30 days from receipt of the FAA notice to submit a reply to the agency.
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Interesting Reads:
THE PREPPER'S CANNING & PRESERVING BIBLE: [13 in 1] Your Path to Food Self-Sufficiency. Canning, Dehydrating, Fermenting, Pickling & More, Plus The Food Preservation Calendar for a Sustainable Pantry
The Backyard Homestead: Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre! P
aperback
The Citizens' Guide to Geologic Hazards: A Guide to Understanding Geologic Hazards Including Asbestos, Radon, Swelling Soils, Earthquakes, Volcanoes
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
Book: The Sixth Extinction:
An Unnatural History Paperback