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Air carrier cargo handler questioned the safety aspects of a new company procedure that requires that the cargo belt-loader not be placed inside the cargo pit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1300439 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201510 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
The company's new beltloader policy is an injury waiting to happen. The company no longer will allow beltloaders in the pit which in turn is now having the [ramp personnel] grab and pull bags and cargo off the belt. This is going to cause numerous injuries to the shoulders; elbows; back; neck; and knees. This also could cause injuries to the head. This has already happened to an employee; but luckily did not cause serious injury. Also; with the beltloader outside the pit; the emergency-stop button is not accessible to the pit person in case of an emergency. [Ramp personnel] cannot utilize the stop sensors on the belt which was always a safety feature. This new procedure goes against everything [the safety course] told the [ramp personnel] not to do. One last thing; the gap between the aircraft and beltloader of roughly 6 inches could cause injury to the [ramp personnel] by falling through this opening.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier cargo handler questioned the safety aspects of a new company procedure that requires that the cargo belt-loader not be placed inside the cargo pit.
Narrative: The company's new beltloader policy is an injury waiting to happen. The company no longer will allow beltloaders in the pit which in turn is now having the [ramp personnel] grab and pull bags and cargo off the belt. This is going to cause numerous injuries to the shoulders; elbows; back; neck; and knees. This also could cause injuries to the head. This has already happened to an employee; but luckily did not cause serious injury. Also; with the beltloader outside the pit; the emergency-stop button is not accessible to the pit person in case of an emergency. [Ramp personnel] cannot utilize the stop sensors on the belt which was always a safety feature. This new procedure goes against everything [the Safety Course] told the [ramp personnel] not to do. One last thing; the gap between the aircraft and beltloader of roughly 6 inches could cause injury to the [ramp personnel] by falling through this opening.
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.