FAA sets hazmat penalties for three shippers

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration proposed civil penalties against three shippers that violated the country’s hazardous materials transport regulations.    The U.S Transportation Department’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed civil penalties against three shippers that violated the country’s hazardous materials transport regulations.
   The FAA assessed a $72,000 civil penalty against Posan Industry Co. Ltd. of Goyang City, South Korea. The agency alleges that on Sept. 15, 2014, Posan offered to DHL Express an improperly packaged and labeled shipment containing flammable solvents, paint, resins and naphthenates for air transport to Ontario, Canada. The shipment was discovered leaking at a DHL sorting facility in Erlanger, Ky. four days later and reported to the FAA.
   Power Distributors of Columbus, Ohio was assessed a civil penalty of $63,000. The FAA alleges that on June 7, 2016, Power Distributors offered UPS an improperly packaged and labeled shipment containing two 32-ounce plastic containers of corrosive wood cleaner for air transportation from Pendergrass, Ga. to Martin, Tenn. Workers at the UPS package sorting facility in Louisville, Ky. discovered both bottles leaking.
   In addition, Atlanta-based Consolidated Container Co. was assessed a $57,400 civil penalty. In this case, the FAA alleges that on Aug. 13, 2015, the company offered an improperly packaged and labeled box containing four one-gallon plastic containers of flammable liquid xylenes to FedEx for air transportation from Katy, Texas to Dallas, Texas. Two of the containers leaked during transit.