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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 �- 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. ###
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