All Aviation Employees need to be aware of the danger lurking when handling baggage
Beacon Aviation is always looking for ways to help our Policyholders provide a safe and productive environment for their employees.
This month, we are examining the hazards and solutions to keep all Aviation employees aware of the danger lurking when handling baggage.
Airline employees, including ticket agents and ramp agents, handle passenger baggage at several points throughout the baggage handling process. The body postures, repetitions, and forces required to lift, lower, push, pull, or carry passenger baggage can create potentially serious ergonomic hazards for the agents.
An eTool was developed as part of the OSHA-Airlines Industry and National Safety Council’s International Air Transport Section Alliance.
This eTool describes many of the common hazards associated with the baggage handling process as well as providing possible solutions that are ranked according to their feasibility to the operations.
Learn more here.
