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CHICAGO -- The U.S. Department of Transportation�s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes
a $70,050 civil penalty against the University of Wisconsin-Madison for
allegedly violating Hazardous Materials Regulations.
The FAA alleges that on January 13, 2015, an official
traveling on behalf of the university offered an undeclared hazardous material
shipment to Delta Air Lines for transport on a passenger flight from Madison to
Minneapolis.
The shipment included 1.89 liters of ethyl alcohol, which is
highly flammable, and 120 milliliters of Epofix hardener, which is a corrosive
material. Delta personnel discovered the shipment and notified the FAA.
The FAA alleges the shipment, which was in the passenger's
checked baggage, should have been offered to Delta as cargo containing
hazardous materials. Declaring these items as hazardous materials would have
required protective packaging and shipping papers, marks
and labels to indicate the hazardous nature of the contents.
Additionally, the FAA alleges the university failed to ensure its employees had
received required hazardous materials training and did not include emergency
response information with the shipment.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has 30 days from receipt
of the FAA�s
enforcement letter to respond to the agency.
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