Press Release - FAA Proposes $126,000 Civil Penalty Against RAE-I.T. Asset Management for Alleged Hazardous Materials Violations
WASHINGTON, DC The U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $126,000 civil penalty against RAE-I.T. Asset Management, LLC, of Ocala, Fla., for allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations.
The FAA alleges that on May 24, 2017, the company offered a shipment containing 220 lithium ion cell phone batteries weighing approximately 36 pounds to UPS for shipment by air.The shipment was forbidden because it was not packaged in a manner to prevent sparks or a dangerous evolution of heat.
Workers at the UPS cargo facility at Louisville International Airport in Kentucky discovered the shipment.
The FAA alleges the package was not accompanied by a shippers declaration of dangerous goods and was not properly classed, described, packaged, marked, labeled or in the proper condition for shipment. The agency also alleges that RAE-I.T. Asset Management, LLC, failed to ensure that each of its employees received required hazardous materials training, and failed to provide emergency response information with the shipment.
RAE-I.T. Asset Management, LLC, has 30 days from receipt of the FAAs enforcement letter to respond to the Agency.
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