FAA fines Home Depot for hazmat violation

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $70,000 civil penalty against Home Depot of Atlanta for allegedly violating federal hazardous materials regulations.    The U.S. Transportation Department’s Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $70,000 civil penalty against Home Depot of Atlanta for allegedly violating federal hazardous materials regulations.
   On Oct. 7, 2014, a Home Depot store in Lincoln, Neb., offered a shipment of nine cans of flammable aerosol spray paint to UPS for transportation by air. UPS contacted the FAA after some of the spray paint was “released into the environment,” the agency said.
   The FAA alleged the shipment was neither accompanied by documents indicating the shipment contained hazardous materials nor marked or labeled in accordance with hazmat regulations. The FAA also alleged the company failed to provide emergency response information with the shipment.
   Home Depot has asked to meet with the FAA to discuss the case, FAA said.