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Airport Security

As a lounge coordinator (supervisor) I was in charge to coordinated the pre-board passenger screener by using (wtmd), or (hhmd), screener carry-on bags and screening checked bags by X-ray machine and manual search. Dealing with: Police, Airline Agent, Represenntatives Managers, Ministry of Transport Inspectors. Dangerous Goods: They are nine classes of dangerous goods. 1. Explosives 2.Gasses (compressed) propane 3. Flammable Liquids-alcoholic beverages 70% 4. Flammable Solids-fire starters 5. Oxidizers & Organic Peroxides-fertilizers 6. Poisonous & Infectious Substances-insecticides, germicides, rat poison, anthrax 7. Radioactive Materials, 8. Corrosives- bleach, house hold cleaners, sulfuric acid in batteries 9. Miscellaneous Daangerous Goods-magnets (may be found in large speeakers) It only take 300 grams of explosives to bring down a plane. Links: http://www.airlinesafety.com/ http://aviation-safety.net/index.php http://airsafe.com/ http://www.tc.gc.ca/tdg/menu.htm http://ww