Operational Risk Assessment Factors for Dangerous Goods

In plain language

The risk assessment for your flight must cover the specific hazards of the dangerous goods, the container, the competence of the handlers, and the flight area.

Requirement as structured

EASA accepts that taking into account risks to handlers, environment, third parties, quantity/class hazards, container characteristics, handler competence, and geographical area in the risk assessment is a means of complying with Article 5.

Original regulatory text

The assessment of the operational risk of transporting dangerous goods should take into account the following: (1) the risk that such goods pose to persons that are directly involved in their handling, to the environment, and to third parties and their properties; (2) the hazard posed by the quantity and class of the dangerous goods; (3) the characteristics of the container for the dangerous goods; (4) the level of competence of those handling the dangerous goods; (5) the geographical area in which the flight will be operated.

Applies when

category

Specific

operation

transport of dangerous goods

regulatory category

Specific