Inflight Emergencies: Dangerous Goods Flashcards
What to do in flight if a dangerous goods related emergency occurs.
What are the 9 hazard classes of dangerous goods?
- Explosives
- Gases (compressed, liquefied, dissolved under pressure or deeply refrigerated)
- Flammable liquids
- Flammable solids (liable to spontaneous combustion or emit flammable gases when in contact with water)
- Oxidising substances: organic peroxides
- Toxic (poison) and infectious substances
- Radioactive materials
- Corrosives
- Misc (magnetic material and lithium batteries)
What are the dangerous goods that can be in the cabin cannot be used?
- Cigarette lighters or matches (must be in pocket and not in bag)
- Vapes (must be in bag)
- Batteries or power banks must not be charged onboard
- Hair-curlers with hydrocarbon gas
- Nail polish remover or other strong toiletry articles
What happens if passengers are found using allowed dangerous goods?
1st warning - can keep
Subsequent warnings - confiscate
What is the protocol to bring oxygen for therapeutic purposes onboard?
- Supplied by Qantas or a hospital
- Prior approval by Qantas Aviation Medical Services (and dangerous goods approval)
- LAME may need to inspect cylinders not supplied by Qantas prior to flight
- Captain and CSM advised cylinder is onboard, where passenger is seated and how oxygen is to be used
What are the conditions for oxygen being brought on board (not intended for use onboard)?
- Normal cabin baggage limits
- Operator approval provided
- Cylinders are properly packed and valves + regulators protected
- Sector is not to or from the USA
- Captain notified of number of oxygen cylinders and passenger destination
What are the conditions of carrying dry ice?
- No livestock in same compartment - can be in same hold
- Ventilation holes must be unobstructed
- If more than 200kg of dry ice being carried - all forwards stations must be advised
- Staff wears protective gloves
What is the CC dangerous goods incident checklist?
- Implement basic fire drill
- Identify the items if possible - passenger may be able to assist
- Move passengers away from the area and distribute wet towels or clothes
- Regular inspect the area
- Assist in the completion of a Pilot Report and Intelex Safety report
What to do if there is a PED / lithium battery incident?
- Identify PED and remove external electronic power from device
- Do not move if there are flames, smoke, debris or unusual sound
- Continue using the extinguisher - if not enough, just enough water to submerge it can be used
- Move receptacle as close as possible to device and immerse in water - this is when it is deemed safe (secure to prevent spillage)
- If not put out while landing prep occurring, CC must be seated by fire with a BCF
- When PED safe to move - put in PPE - put in galley/lavatory bin (block lavatory if bin used), Altas boxes or pots and jugs
- If PED is safe - CC must monitor and assess device every 30 mins
- Report Pilot Report, Intelex Report and Cabin/IFE log - attach photos and log damage caused in reports
What to do if there is a PED fire in the FD?
- FC contact 2 CC to remove device immediately
- 1 CC to remove PED and 1 to ensure FD door security
What to do if there is no assist to sit beside fire if it is still going while landing is occurring?
FC must be contacted before a door primary sits beside the fire
What happens to the devices after a fire?
They must stay submersed in water until arrival - then they can be returned to owners
What to do if there is a spillage / leakage?
- Notify PIC of nature of emergency
- Identify items possible
- Obtain dangerous goods spill kit or hygiene kit
- Don rubber gloves and apron smoke hood or portable oxygen if needed
- Move passengers away from area and distribute wet towels or cloths
- Place item inside one dangerous goods bag with the break facing up
- All materials involved in the clean up must go inside the bag
- Close first bag and seal using 1 tie, do not make airtight
- Place first bag in second dangerous goods bag using same procedure - stow in lavatory waste bin (if too big - notify captain)
- Tag and stow waste, tag and lock lavatory door
- Treat affected seat in the same manner as the dangerous goods item
- Cover spillage on carpet/floor
- Regular inspect lavatory or stowage used and contaminated area
- Ensure appropriate entry made in Cabin/IFE log
- After landing tell ground personnel what the dangerous good is and stowage location
- Assist in completing the air safety incident report
If passengers are to be reseated because of a dangerous goods incident during takeoff/landing what should occur?
Notify the captain
What is the infectious substance procedure?
- Place all soiled articles (incl seat covers) into a yellow bag marked CONTAMINATED waste or an orange bag and mark with INFECTIOUS waste label
- Use disposable cloth to wipe up fluids
- Wash surface with soap and water for approximately 3-5 minutes or flush affected skin area with water
- Wipe surface with Purell disinfectant spray (in medical draw) or antiseptic hand towelettes
- Place all contaminated materials used in clean up procedure into CONTAMINATED waste bag
- Tie the top of the bag
- Place in emptied waste bin in AFT lavatory, lock and label the lavatory
- Wash hands with soap and water
- Ensure appropriate entry is made in Cabin/IFE log
(Syringes placed inside sharps container) (Container put in contaminated waste bag)
How to use the Purell disinfectant spray for blood or boldly fluid spills in cabin?
- Don PPE from the dangerous goods spill kit
- Ensure nozzle held at arms length from face and away from people
- Spray 15-20cms away from surface and leave for 30 secs, wipe using cloth from DGSK and leave to air dry
