Section 9 — Handling - Mantraco

1 Section 9 Handling General This Section details the responsibilities of operators with regard to the acceptance, Handling and loading of dangerous goods. However, nothing contained herein should be interpreted as requiring an operator to transport a particular article or substance or as preventing an operator from imposing special requirements on the transport of a particular article or substance. Note: Nothing in this Section is intended to preclude a ground Handling agent from carrying out some or all of the functions of an operator. However, such ground Handling agents are subject to the Operator Responsibilities of Sections 1 and 9. Acceptance Cargo Acceptance Procedures STATE VARIATIONS: AEG-07 BEG-05 CNG-01 GBG-02 HKG-01 ING-02 ING-03 MOG-01 MYG-01 NLG-03 NLG-06 SAG-02 SGG-01 USG-10 USG-13 VCG-01 OPERATOR VARIATIONS: 5X-01 AY-01 AY-03 CO-08 D0-01 D5-04 EY-02 GA-01 IJ-09 JP-01 JU-02 JU-03 JU-04 KE-02 KL-01 KL-02 KL-03 KZ-01 LA-01 LA-12 LC-05 MD-02 ME-03 MH-01 MH-17 MK-03 MK-06 NG-01 NH-01 NH-06 NW-01 OK-03 OS-01 OU-01 QT-04 QY-01 RJ-01 SQ-05 SQ-09 TK-04 US-01 UU-04 UU-07 VN-01 XK-03 ZW-01 Operators'acceptance staff must be adequately trained to assist them to identify and detect dangerous goods present as general cargo.

2 Information about: (a)general descriptions that are often used for items in cargo which may contain dangerous goods; and (b)other indication that dangerous goods may be present ( labels, markings), must be provided to cargo acceptance staff and must be readily available to such staff. Cargo Acceptance staff should seek confirmation from shippers about the contents of any item of cargo where there are suspicions that it may contain dangerous goods, with the aim of preventing undeclared dangerous goods from being loaded on an aircraft as general cargo. Many ordinary looking items may contain dangerous goods and a list of some general descriptions which, experience has shown, are often applied to such items is found in Subsection Acceptance of Dangerous Goods by Operators An operator must not accept a package or overpack containing dangerous goods or a unit load device or other type of pallet containing dangerous goods as described in nor a freight container containing radioactive material for transport aboard an aircraft unless: 1 29 Dangerous Goods Regulations 20092009/01/11about:blank(a)it is accompanied by two copies of the shipper 's Declaration for Dangerous Goods ; or (b)the information applicable to the consignment is provided in electronic form.

3 Or (c)where permitted, by alternative documentation Where a document is provided, one copy of the declaration form must accompany the consignment to final destination and one copy must be retained by the operator at a location on the ground where it will be possible to obtain access to it within a reasonable period; the declaration form must be retained at this point until the goods have arrived at final destination, after which time it may be stored elsewhere. When the information applicable to the consignment is provided in electronic form, the information must be available to the operator at all times during the transport to final destination. The data must be able to be produced as a paper document without delay. When a paper document is produced, the data must be presented as required by Section 8. Acceptance Checklist An operator must not accept for transport aboard an aircraft a package or overpack containing dangerous goods or a freight container containing radioactive material or a unit load device or other type of pallet containing dangerous goods as described in unless the operator has, by use of a checklist, verified the following: (a)the documentation complies with the detailed requirements of Subsection for radioactive material and Section 8 for other dangerous goods; (b)the quantity of dangerous goods stated on the shipper 's Declaration is within the limits per package on a passenger or cargo aircraft as appropriate; (c)the marking of the package(s), overpack(s) or freight container(s) accords with the details stated on the accompanying shipper 's Declaration and is clearly visible.

4 (d)where required, the letter in the packaging specification marking designating the packing group for which the design type has been successfully tested is appropriate for the dangerous goods contained within. This does not apply to overpacks where the specification marks are not visible; (e)proper shipping names, UN numbers, labels and special Handling instructions appearing on the interior package(s) are clearly visible or reproduced on the outside of an overpack; (f)the labelling of the package(s), overpack(s) or freight container(s) is as required for radioactive material and for other dangerous goods; (g)the outer packaging of a package is of the type stated on the accompanying dangerous goods transport document and is permitted by the applicable packing instruction; (h)the package or overpack does not contain different dangerous goods which require segregation according to Table ; (i)the package, overpack, freight container or unit load device is not leaking and there is no indication that its integrity has been compromised.

5 (j)the overpack does not contain package(s) bearing the Cargo Aircraft Only label unless: one package is contained in the overpack; or or more packages are contained in the overpack and the packages are assembled in such a way that clear visibility and easy access to them is possible; or 2 29 Dangerous Goods Regulations 20092009/01/11 packages are not required to be accessible under Notes 1. Where packages are contained in an overpack or freight container, as permitted by , the checklist should establish the correct marking and labelling of such overpacks or freight containers or other type of pallet and not the individual packages contained in them. Where packages are contained in a unit load device, as permitted by , the checklist should not require the checking of packages individually for the correct marking and labelling. 2. Sample checklists for non-radioactive material, radioactive material and dry ice shipments are included at the back of the Regulations.

6 3. Minor discrepancies, such as the omission of dots and commas in the proper shipping name appearing on the shipper 's Declaration for Dangerous Goods or on package markings or minor variations in hazard labels which do not affect the obvious meaning of the label are not considered as errors if they do not compromise safety and should not be considered a reason for rejecting a consignment. 4. A checklist is not required for dangerous goods in excepted quantities and radioactive material in excepted packages. Acceptance of Freight Containers and Unit Load Devices An operator must not accept from a shipper a unit load device or a freight container containing dangerous goods other than; (a)a freight container for radioactive material (see Appendix A); (b)a unit load device or other type of pallet containing consumer commodities when prepared according to Packing Instruction 910; (c)a unit load device or other type of pallet containing Carbon dioxide, solid (dry ice) used as a refrigerant for other than dangerous goods prepared according to Packing Instruction 904; (d)a unit load device or other type of pallet containing magnetized material.

7 With regard to freight containers containing radioactive material, the operator must ensure that all four sides of the container are correctly labelled. When an operator accepts a unit load device or other type of pallet container consumer commodities, dry ice or magnetized material as permitted by (b), (c) or (d), the operator must attach an identification tag as required by to the unit load device. Acceptance of Infectious Substances STATE VARIATIONS: AUG-03 CAG-05 CAG-10 CAG-11 VUG-02 OPERATOR VARIATIONS: AF-02 AM-06 AM-10 AS-08 BR-14 CO-07 CS-07 FX-09 HA-03 IJ-06 JK-03 LA-07 LH-12 MS-03 MX-06 MX-11 OO-01 OU-12 OU-16 TK-07 TY-03 UA-14 UU-05 XK-05 Routing. Whatever the mode used, transport must be made by the quickest possible routing. If transhipment is necessary, precautions must be taken to ensure special care, expeditious Handling and monitoring of the substances in transit. A live animal which has been intentionally infected and is known or suspected to contain an infectious substance must not be transported by air unless the infectious 3 29 Dangerous Goods Regulations 20092009/01/11about:blanksubstance contained cannot be consigned by any other means.

8 Infected animals may only be transported under terms and conditions approved by the appropriate national authority. Special Responsibilities in Accepting Self-Reactive Substances of Division and Organic Peroxides of Division During the course of transport, packages or unit load devices containing self-reactive substances of Division or organic peroxides of Division must be protected from direct sunlight and all sources of heat and be placed in adequately ventilated areas. Consumer Product Warnings OPERATOR VARIATIONS: LA-11 An article or package may bear a warning symbol or consumer hazard labelling. The article or substance contained in the package may not necessarily meet the criteria for classification shown in Section 3. Clarification should be obtained from the shipper , if required, before accepting the package as Not Restricted . Consolidations OPERATOR VARIATIONS: AZ-01 BR-06 CA-01 CI-03 CZ-02 IR-02 JK-02 KE-01 KQ-01 KZ-05 LH-02 LY-02 ME-02 MH-05 MU-02 NH-04 OU-14 PX-03 RJ-02 SK-07 SV-03 SW-03 TK-03 TY-02 UA-06 UX-03 VN-12 Definition A consolidation is a consignment of multi-packages which has been originated by more than one person each of whom has made an agreement for carriage by air with another person other than a scheduled air carrier.

9 Conditions applied to that agreement may or may not be the same as conditions applied by the scheduled air carrier for the same carriage. Acceptance Dangerous Goods are accepted in consolidations under the conditions described in to Dangerous goods may be consolidated with goods not subject to these Regulations. Dangerous goods in consolidations are subject to the acceptance check described in Any delays caused by discrepancies found during the check may result in delay to the complete consolidation. Dangerous goods in consolidations must be identified, classified, packed, marked, labelled and documented in accordance with these Regulations and be free from any indication of damage or leakage. Packages and overpacks containing dangerous goods must be offered to the operator separately from the goods in the consolidation that are not subject to these Regulations.

10 Dangerous goods in consolidations are not acceptable in unit load devices, unless specifically permitted by these Regulations (see ). A shipper 's Declaration for Dangerous Goods is required for each component 4 29 Dangerous Goods Regulations 20092009/01/11about:blank(house) consignment. Consolidations containing any Cargo Aircraft Only dangerous goods must be shipped on Cargo Aircraft. Storage Storage of Radioactive Material Limitation of Exposure of Persons to Radiation Radioactive material must be segregated sufficiently from workers and from members of the public. The following values for dose must be used for the purpose of calculating segregation distances or radiation level: (a)for workers in regularly occupied working areas a dose of 5 mSv in a year; (b)for members of the public, in areas where the public has regular access, a dose of 1 mSv in a year. All relevant storage personnel must receive such instructions as are necessary concerning the hazards involved and the precautions to be observed.