Safety Culture & the Carriage of Li Batteries
Whilst reading the 49ers and Johns mention of corporate safety culture with regards to the "Challenger" accident, I couldn't help but draw parallels to our continued carriage of Li Batteries. Is this not also the case of knowing a potential problem and choosing to ignore it?
Does the moratorium on such carriage placed by Fedex and others not show a responsible Corporate Culture? Are we ignoring warnings of the danger of carriage of such DGs without also implementing a similar moratorium until the next disaster? Does the issuance of a Notice by the FAA some weeks prior to the Fedex disaster highlight that problem is already " known?"
Is it an acceptable on going flight risk?