Spotlight: Hazardous Materials Aviation Safety Inspectors

Hazardous materials aviation safety inspectors. These are the experts who ensure dangerous goods are managed safely to protect our skies. Dangerous goods are items that are used in everyday life. Some of the most common hazardous materials that we see on board an aircraft are lithium batteries, flammable materials, anything that's contains an aerosol can, dry ice. They are substances that are capable of posing risks to health, safety, and property. You may hear that a vape or a cell phone, a laptop, smoked or caught fire on an airplane. That's an item that our inspectors go out and investigate. We protect the flying public from risk associated with any kind of dangerous goods or hazardous materials being transported by air. We have the opportunity to educate and staff unsafe practices and processes before hazardous materials make it to an airplane. This is a whole system of what is required for dangerous good shipment. The number one thing we're concerned about is making sure that everybody in the chain that is either using the aircraft or loading it is doing so in a safe manner. It's all in the name of safety. At the end of the day, it's very satisfying to know that I did my part in trying to prevent any kind of incidents. We have a workforce with a passion for safety, and it's evident in the work they do. We all take a big piece of pride in this, and we're very happy to be not only a part of it, but training the next generation that passes it forward to the next.