AIR TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS CARGO: HOW TO DO IT BETTER
Transporting hazardous cargo by air is necessary in the Air Force to maintain our war fighting capability. To transport hazardous material by air safely, there must be an efficient system established that is designed to provide proper management oversight of regulations regarding air shipment of hazardous cargo. This system must also ensure rules and regulations are strictly adhered to and enforced. Currently, within the Air Force system, data collection associated with hazardous material incidents is limited. A more in-depth system that monitors hazardous material incidents needs to be implemented to ensure proper management oversight. Additionally, when negligence is involved in an incident, improved procedures need to be initiated if we are going to hold shippers accountable for their actions. Current initiatives by Air Mobility Command (AMC) management to review incidents regarding air shipment of hazardous cargo are encouraging. If resources permit, it would be more thorough to incorporate a program to capture data on all hazardous material incidents once they enter the air transportation system. The Air Force should put in better controls to properly manage and enforce correct air shipment of hazardous cargo. Some suggestions are made toward the end of my paper to help take the first step in improving the current process. This first step consists of two items. First, to put in controls so data, Air Force wide, can be kept and studied to alert management of possible problems. Second, to set up a system to adequately deal with violators of federal regulations regarding air shipment of hazardous material. I am hoping that these suggestions will help achieve a better and safer way to move hazardous cargo by air, not only in AMC, but also within the Department of Defense as a whole.
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Corporate Authors:
Air Command and Staff College
Maxwell Air Force Base, AL United States 00008 -
Authors:
- Foster, J
- Publication Date: 1998
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 41 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air transportation; Air travel; Cargo handling; Cost effectiveness; Data collection; Hazardous materials; Management; Military transportation; Mobility; Shipments
- Identifier Terms: U.S. Department of Defense; United States Air Force
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Freight Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00972746
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: AU/ACSC/097/1998-04
- Files: NTL, TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 16 2004 12:00AM