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A ramp agent was ordered by his supervisor to remove the belt loader from the aircraft's cargo pit which forced him into unsafe; potentially harmful baggage loading practices.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1390918 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was instructed by a supervisor per the new company belt loader policy to remove my belt loader from the cargo pit. This goes directly against the company's safety awareness program that everyone is taught. I am now reaching into my red zone to load my pit instead of allowing the load to come to me. This is going to get someone severely hurt. If this is the new policy why do we even go through 'safety awareness'?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A ramp agent was ordered by his supervisor to remove the belt loader from the Aircraft's cargo pit which forced him into unsafe; potentially harmful baggage loading practices.
Narrative: I was instructed by a supervisor per the new Company belt loader policy to remove my belt loader from the cargo pit. This goes directly against the Company's safety awareness program that everyone is taught. I am now reaching into my red zone to load my pit instead of allowing the load to come to me. This is going to get someone severely hurt. If this is the new policy why do we even go through 'safety awareness'?
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.