A B737 first officer discovered at departure time that radio active hazmat was not properly document...

Narrative:

Improperly loaded hazmat bumped by crew. At push back; gate agent passed hazmat copies into cockpit; rushing to get signed. We realized the paperwork was not filled out properly; i.e.; information as to what pit cargo was in was left blank. Ramp agent was found and was hesitant as to where the hazmat was located. I informed the captain of my concerns that there was a lot of confusion over the hazmat and since it was push time; paperwork wasn't filled out properly; and hazmat was listed as radio active I wasn't comfortable taking it. Ramp agent said they would see where it was located and let us know. I went to ramp to inspect hazmat and found it located in pit 5; just tossed in there. Hazmat was not properly stowed (i.e. Secured to floor) as required for radioactive material. We bumped hazmat. Ramp crew didn't understand why. A ramp supervisor asked why we were bumping it and I told him 'late paperwork; improperly filled out paperwork; and not secured properly.' he told me that sounded good and that they were having problems with the ramp and hazmat.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 First Officer discovered at departure time that radio active HAZMAT was not properly documented nor secured in a baggage pit and so the crew had the material removed before push back.

Narrative: Improperly loaded Hazmat bumped by crew. At push back; Gate Agent passed HAZMAT copies into cockpit; rushing to get signed. We realized the paperwork was not filled out properly; i.e.; information as to what pit cargo was in was left blank. Ramp Agent was found and was hesitant as to where the HAZMAT was located. I informed the Captain of my concerns that there was a lot of confusion over the HAZMAT and since it was push time; paperwork wasn't filled out properly; and HAZMAT was listed as radio active I wasn't comfortable taking it. Ramp Agent said they would see where it was located and let us know. I went to ramp to inspect Hazmat and found it located in pit 5; just tossed in there. HAZMAT was not properly stowed (i.e. secured to floor) as required for radioactive material. We bumped HAZMAT. Ramp crew didn't understand why. A ramp supervisor asked why we were bumping it and I told him 'late paperwork; improperly filled out paperwork; and not secured properly.' He told me that sounded good and that they were having problems with the ramp and HAZMAT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	978138
Time
Date	201111
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A B737 first officer discovered at departure time that radio active hazmat was not properly documented nor secured in a baggage pit and so the crew had the material removed before push back.