FAA fines Home Depot for air cargo hazmat violation

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $52,000 civil penalty against Atlanta-based home improvement and construction retailer Home Depot for allegedly violating federal hazardous materials regulations.    The U.S. Transportation Department’s Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $52,000 civil penalty against Atlanta-based home improvement and construction retailer Home Depot for allegedly violating federal hazardous materials regulations.
   The FAA alleged that on Oct. 3, 2014, Home Depot offered a box containing 16 cans of spray paint, a flammable aerosol, to UPS for shipment by air from San Antonio, Texas, to Pleasant Prairie, Wis. A UPS employee in San Antonio found and pulled the shipment before it was loaded onto the plane.
   The agency further alleged the shipment did not include the appropriate paperwork indicating it contained hazmat and was not properly labeled. The company also failed to provide required emergency response information with the shipment, the FAA said.