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28 GROUND SUPPORT WORLDWIDE APRIL 2017 SECURITY and construction areas are appropriately marked and blocked during maintenance periods. • FOD (Foreign Object Debris) Manage- ment – including any objects found in an inappropriate location that – as a result of being in that location – can damage equipment. • Ground Handling Operations – defining the servicing of an aircraft while it is on the ground and usually parked at a terminal gate of an airport. • Hazardous Material Handling – includ- ing oil or other petroleum products, solid waste and any other toxic substances. • Markings, Signs and Lighting – includ- ing identification/notification of areas where an aircraft is to hold before enter- ing a runway, where a runway or taxiway is closed and other important notices for entering and exiting runway and terminal areas. • Movement Area Access Aerodrome Works – permitting access onto the movement area to authorized personnel and vehicles. • Movement Area Maintenance – main- taining the runways, taxiways and other areas of the airport that aircrafts use for taxing. • Movement of Aircraft – including ensur- ing proper coordination with other aircrafts on runways, taxiways and other areas of the airport used for taxing. • Obstacle Management – including defin- ing, assessing, controlling and removing the obstacles in the vicinity of the area in which flight operations occur. • Rescue and Firefighting – a special category of firefighting that involves the response, hazard mitigation evacuation and possible rescue of passengers and crew of an aircraft involved (typically) in an airport ground emergency. • Runway Operations – including ensur- ing coordinated landing and takeoff of aircrafts. • Winter Operations – planning and imple- menting safety policies and procedures around snow, ice and slippery weather conditions. Improving Safety and Security When time literally means money, the urgency for airports to keep their flights coming in and going out puts heavy pressure on employees to move as quickly as possi- ble, potentially not allowing much room for reflection on safety standards. That is, until the airline receives a massive Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fine for violating federal requirements. The haste associated with airplane turn - around times is often the cause of employee injury or death. In some cases, engineering controls can be put in place from a health and safety perspective to eliminate boots- on-the-ground hazards completely. However, each and every known risk could be properly managed through structured risk assessment and risk management practices that have been well-documented for airports through risk registers, such as TRB's Airport Corporative Research Program (ACRP) Safety Manage- ment Systems for Airports Guidebook Volume 2 and Airports Council International (ACI) Safety Management Systems Handbook. Risks are systematically identified and risk control measures documented in such risk registers that define how each risk will be managed. The operational controls are generally formally captured in procedures that are incorporated into the airport's safety management system. For example, ACI's APEX program provides for auditing and benchmarking of the airports effective- ness by implementing an appropriate safety management system to manage safety risks. Ensuring that all hazards are recognized and reinforced with education campaigns is imperative to preventing disaster. It should not be assumed that the employees engaged WE'VE GOT PARTS! As a manufacturer of our own parts and components, we have the ability to customize parts as well as support parts beyond standard expected part life in the industry. Harlan OEM Parts & Kits can reduce your costs by assisƟng with: • New Product Development • Supplier Development • Order Management • ISO Quality • Rugged Parts • Durable & Dependable w w w. h a r l a n - co r p . co m • + 1 - 8 0 0 - 2 5 5 - 4 2 6 2 • s a l e s @ h a r l a n - co r p . co m AviationPros.com/10017401

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