141 Ground & Flight Safety

S O S A P

station operations safety Action Program

Report | File a SOSAP report immediately if you think you have violated a Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR), have been involved in / witnessed a safety related event or have identified a safety related concern. District 141 endorses SOSAP because SOSAP is a process for corrective action rather than punishment. United SkyNet sign-in required.

Safety ‘Train The Trainer’ Update

During the week of March 6, 2011, twelve members from IAM District Lodge 141, ten from Local Lodge 1487 Chicago O’Hare and two from Local Lodge 1351 Seattle working at United Airlines, completed the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 40-Hour Hazardous Material Instructor Train-The-Trainer Course held at Local Lodge 1487 located in Chicago, Illinois.

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IAM CREST Associate Instructors for Airline Industry: Local Lodge 1487 - Peter Brown, Jacqueline “Jackie” Bugos, Jerome Clyder, Marvin Dean, Joey D’Eccliss, Mickey Jasnic, Patrick “Pat” McGrath, Troy Neal, Randy Schafer, Douglas G. Williams and Local Lodge 1351 - Albert Higgnins and Dave Songnini

The Train-The-Trainer course was developed by IAM CREST in cooperation with IAM IAM District Lodge 141 and United Airlines specifically to enhance the required dangerous goods training provided by United Airlines. After successfully completing the course these IAM CREST DOT Associate Instructors will be authorized to deliver Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Awareness Training Course to workers who handle dangerous goods by air.

Training of DOT HMAT Associate Instructors and workers who handle hazardous materials is funded under a grant by the DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration.

I.A.M. C.R.E.S.T. Airlines Grant Liaison: Stephen Rice

IAM CREST Staff: Michael Hinthorn, Joe Abshire and Teri McClendon

IAM District 141 and Local Lodge 1487 Site Coordinator: Douglas Williams

Safety Links

NASA Aviation Safety Report Form
OSHA
Occupational Safety & Health Administration, Department of Labor
CDC
Center for Disease Control, Department of Health & Human Services
NSC.org
The National Safety Council
American Society Of Safety Engineers
American National Standards Institute

141 Safety Committee

The Ground and Flight Safety committee, led by Erik Stenberg, contact info, deals with working safely equipment on the ramp, in stores, customer service and reservations, and with working safely with aircraft equipment.

Provide a relevant, ongoing safety and health program through the communication and education to make all Members aware of their role in making the workplace a safe environment
Participate in the investigation of incidents involving Members to reduce the overall incidents rate
Provide Members with the information necessary to protect themselves and their fellow workers from injuries/illness
Promote a safe and healthy workplace for Members at every opportunity