NASA ASRS CALLBACK Issue 538
Ramp Safety Concerns
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ASRS CALLBACK BACK Issue 538, November 2024, Ramp Safety Concerns (nasa.gov)
The November 2024 Issue of NASA's CALLBACK addresses ramp safety ievents.incidents revealing types of hazards that Ramp Agents face in their activity.
Quote: To an interested observer, ramp operations at a modern-day airport may appear specialized and complex. Diverse, highly technical activities can occur in congested space, appearing chaotic, fast-paced, and dangerous. Arguably, a Ramp Area could be characterized as a hazardous work environment. Just consider the tasks required to quickly turn an aircraft from arrival to an on-time departure in close proximity to a myriad of other aircraft and vehicles with the same objective.
Typical ramp operations include marshalling, towing, chocking, and pushback, connecting and disconnecting ground services, handling baggage and freight, refueling, de-icing, and more. Each service has its own peculiar hazards, and each must play well with the others.
Related material
Refer also to this series of ground handling safety clips made by the French DGAC DSAC in collaboration with various stakeholders. These clips were shared and promoted by the Safety Promotion Network (SPN) of the Member States:
Ground Handling: « Lay the ground for a safe flight » | Ministère du Partenariat avec les territoires et de la Décentralisation Ministère de la Transition écologique, de l’Énergie, du Climat et de la Prévention des risques Ministère du Logement et de la Rénovation urbaine
Safety Promotion Network (SPN) | EASA
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