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Occupational Health 2018
Journal of Nursing and Health Studies
ISSN: 2574-2825
Page 53
May 28-29, 2018
London, UK
4
th
Edition of International Conference on
Occupational Health and
Safety
H
azardous and dangerous goods are often shipped by air on
both passenger and cargo aircraft. These dangerous goods
pose a danger to flight safety, passengers, and airline personnel,
and have been known to cause aircraft accidents. This research
examined dangerous goods incidents reported to the U.S. Aviation
Safety Reporting System (ASRS) from 2009 to 2017. Early
identification of dangerous goods trends using the ASRS data
could lead to changes in aviation safety monitoring and reduce
the likelihood of a dangerous goods event causing an incident on
an aircraft. This study identified batteries as the most prevalent
categories of hazardous material found in reported incidents and
represents 25% of the total dangerous goods incidents. Missing or
incorrect documentation was identified in almost 40% of the cases
and 27% of the incidents involved improper packaging or loading of
dangerous goods on aircraft.
Biography
Robert Walton holds master’s degrees in aeronautical science, business
administration, and logistic and supply chain management, and a PhD in
business administration. He is currently the Executive Director for Embry-
Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide. He has published in numerous
academic journals, presented at multiple professional conferences worldwide
and authored or co-authored several books. Most recently, he has co-authored
Statistics and research methodology:
A gentle conversation,
and
Introduction
to the process of research: Methodology considerations.
waltonr@erau.eduExamination of dangerous goods incidents on aircraft
Robert O Walton
1
and
P Michael Politano
2
1
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, USA
2
The Citadel, 171 Moultrie St. Charleston, USA
Robert O Walton et al., J Nurs Health Stud 2018, Volume 3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2825-C2-006