All Allegedly Violated Hazardous Materials Regulations

The FAA has proposed civil penalties ranging from $54,000 to $81,669 against three companies for allegedly violating Hazardous Materials Regulations.

In each case, the FAA alleges the shipments were not accompanied by shipping papers to indicate the hazardous nature of their 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:

$81,669 against DGI Menard Inc. The FAA alleges that on Jan. 12, 2015, DGI Menard knowingly offered an undeclared hazardous material shipment to FedEx for air transport from Carnegie, Penn., to Crystal Lake, IL. The shipment included eight one-pint cans of Lubemaster’s Fire Up, which is a flammable liquid, and six bottles of Diesel Mate All Seasons, which is a flammable petroleum distillate.

FedEx employees at the company’s sort facility in Cary, IL discovered the package was leaking and notified the FAA.

$54,000 against Aqua-Chem, Inc. of Knoxville, TN. The FAA alleges that on April 3, 2013, Aqua-Chem offered UPS an undeclared shipment containing six, one-pint plastic containers of corrosive phosphoric acid solution. Workers at the UPS package sort facility in Louisville, KY, discovered the shipment.

$54,000 against Rust-Oleum Corp. of Vernon Hills, IL. The FAA alleges that on Jan. 5, 2015, Rust-Oleum offered four containers of spray paint to FedEx for shipment by air from Vernon Hills to Huntington Beach, Calif. Employees at the FedEx sort facility in Northbrook, IL, discovered the flammable paint and notified the FAA.

DGI Menard and Rust-Oleum have 30 days from receipt of the FAA’s enforcement letters to respond to the agency. Aqua-Chem has already contacted the agency concerning its case.

FMI: www.faa.gov