CIVIL PENALTIES PROPOSED BY FAA

May 30, 2016

$52,000 against The Home Depot for offering for shipment aboard a UPS flight 16 cans of flammable spray paint — The FAA alleges that the shipment was discovered by a UPS employee before being loaded onto the aircraft without accompaniment of shipping papers to indicate the hazardous nature of their contents and were improperly marked, packed or labeled. Home Depot also failed to provide emergency response information with the shipments.

$162,500 against Airbus Defence and Space for offering for shipment on a passenger carrying aircraft from Seville, Spain to Miami Florida — two Protective Breathing Equipment Units, each containing a chemical oxygen generator. The chemical can cause combustion in other materials and HMR prohibits transporting the devices on passenger carrying aircraft. Upon arrival in Miami, the shipment was offered undeclared to FedEx for shipment to Kansas. The shipment also was not accompanied by shipping papers to indicate the hazardous nature of their contents and were improperly marked, packed or labeled. Airbus Defence and Space also failed to provide emergency contact information with the shipments.

If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com, 202-659-6622) or Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com, 202-659-6665).

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