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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7696 

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to initiate a Call to Action safety review of airport ramp worker safety, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 15, 2024 

Ms. HOYLE of Oregon (for herself, Mr. VAN ORDEN, Mr. RYAN, Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER, and Mr. CASAR) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to initiate a Call to Action safety review of 

airport ramp worker safety, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Airport Ramp Worker 

5 Safety Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. RAMP WORKER SAFETY CALL TO ACTION. 

7 (a) CALL TO ACTION RAMP WORKER SAFETY RE8 VIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact9 ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal AviaVerDate Sep 11 2014 19:04 Mar 28, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7696.IH H7696

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1 tion Administration shall initiate a Call to Action safety 

2 review of airport ramp worker safety in order to bring 

3 stakeholders together to share best practices and imple4 ment actions to address airport ramp worker safety. 

5 (b) CONTENTS.—The Call to Action safety review re6 quired under subsection (a) shall include— 

7 (1) a review of Administration regulations, 

8 guidance, and directives related to airport ramp 

9 worker procedures and oversight of such processes; 

10 (2) a review of reportable accidents and inci11 dents involving airport ramp workers, including any 

12 identified contributing factors to the reportable acci13 dent or incident; 

14 (3) a review of training and related educational 

15 materials for airport ramp workers, including super16 visory employees; 

17 (4) a review of devices and methods for commu18 nication on the ramp; 

19 (5) a review of markings on the ramp that de20 fine restriction, staging, safety, or hazard zones; 

21 (6) a review of aircraft jet blast and engine in22 take safety markings; and 

23 (7) a process for stakeholders, including air24 lines, aircraft manufacturers, airports, labor, and 


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1 aviation safety experts, to provide feedback and 

2 share best practices. 

3 (c) REPORT AND ACTIONS.—Not later than 180 days 

4 after the conclusion of the Call to Action safety review 

5 under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— 

6 (1) submit to the Committee on Transportation 

7 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

8 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

9 Transportation of the Senate a report on the results 

10 of the review and any recommendations for actions 

11 or best practices to improve airport ramp worker 

12 safety, including the identification of risks and pos13 sible mitigations to be considered in any applicable 

14 safety management system of air carriers and air15 ports; and 

16 (2) initiate such actions as are necessary to act 

17 upon the findings of the review under subsection (b). 

18 (d) TRAINING MATERIALS.—Not later than 6 months 

19 after the completion of the safety review required under 

20 subsection (a), the Administrator shall develop and pub21 lish training and related educational materials about air22 craft engine ingestion and jet blast hazards for ground 

23 crews (including supervisory employees) that includes in24 formation on— 


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1 (1) the specific dangers and consequences of en2 tering engine ingestion or jet blast zones; 

3 (2) proper protocols to avoid entering an engine 

4 ingestion or jet blast zone; and 

5 (3) on-the-job, instructor-led training to phys6 ically demonstrate the engine ingestion zone bound7 aries and jet blast zones for each kind of aircraft the 

8 ground crew may encounter. 

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