The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently issued proposed civil penalties ranging from $63,000 to $91,000 against three companies for alleged violations of Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). One such violation was for failing to properly mark a box containing two 12-ounce cans of spray paint.\u00a0http:\/\/www.faa.gov\/news\/press_releases\/news_story.cfm?newsId=16794&omniRss=press_releasesAoc&cid=102_P_R<\/a><\/p>\n Applicable Hazardous Materials Regulations are complex and require the proper marking, labeling, and packing of hazardous materials in addition to proper training of employees that ship hazardous materials and recordkeeping.<\/p>\n Violations and civil penalties are common, largely due to the fact that many companies are unaware that they are improperly shipping hazardous materials and are subject to the FAA\u2019s jurisdiction for doing so. To make matters worse, because many of these companies do not understand the FAA enforcement process, they unwittingly aid the FAA in making its case against them.<\/p>\n Typically, a company finds out that it has violated HMR by receiving a telephone call or letter from the FAA (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently issued proposed civil penalties ranging from $63,000 to $91,000 against three companies for alleged violations of Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). One such violation was for failing to properly mark a box containing two 12-ounce…<\/span><\/p>\n