Key Points:
Everyone in the supply chain is required to be familiar
with the legislation governing the transport of dangerous goods by
air.
In the light of a recent incident involving the shipment of a
dangerous cargo across three continents on two passenger flights,
it is probably timely to remind all involved in such shipments to
check the procedures they have in place for handling dangerous
cargo.
In this particular case, there was a lack of proper care on the
part of the shipper, freight forwarder and airline.
The packing list prepared by the shipper correctly identified
the cargo as "dangerous goods" by reference to the Proper
Shipping Name, UN Number, Hazard Class (5.1 – Oxidising
Substances) and Packing Group (I – Great Danger).
However, the commercial invoice did not identify the cargo as
dangerous.
