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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7696 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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                    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

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                                 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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Airport Ramp Worker Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. RAMP WORKER SAFETY CALL TO ACTION.

    (a) Call to Action Ramp Worker Safety Review.--Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall initiate a Call to Action safety 
review of airport ramp worker safety in order to bring stakeholders 
together to share best practices and implement actions to address 
airport ramp worker safety.
    (b) Contents.--The Call to Action safety review required under 
subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) a review of Administration regulations, guidance, and 
        directives related to airport ramp worker procedures and 
        oversight of such processes;
            (2) a review of reportable accidents and incidents 
        involving airport ramp workers, including any identified 
        contributing factors to the reportable accident or incident;
            (3) a review of training and related educational materials 
        for airport ramp workers, including supervisory employees;
            (4) a review of devices and methods for communication on 
        the ramp;
            (5) a review of markings on the ramp that define 
        restriction, staging, safety, or hazard zones;
            (6) a review of aircraft jet blast and engine intake safety 
        markings; and
            (7) a process for stakeholders, including airlines, 
        aircraft manufacturers, airports, labor, and aviation safety 
        experts, to provide feedback and share best practices.
    (c) Report and Actions.--Not later than 180 days after the 
conclusion of the Call to Action safety review under subsection (a), 
the Administrator shall--
            (1) submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
        Senate a report on the results of the review and any 
        recommendations for actions or best practices to improve 
        airport ramp worker safety, including the identification of 
        risks and possible mitigations to be considered in any 
        applicable safety management system of air carriers and 
        airports; and
            (2) initiate such actions as are necessary to act upon the 
        findings of the review under subsection (b).
    (d) Training Materials.--Not later than 6 months after the 
completion of the safety review required under subsection (a), the 
Administrator shall develop and publish training and related 
educational materials about aircraft engine ingestion and jet blast 
hazards for ground crews (including supervisory employees) that 
includes information on--
            (1) the specific dangers and consequences of entering 
        engine ingestion or jet blast zones;
            (2) proper protocols to avoid entering an engine ingestion 
        or jet blast zone; and
            (3) on-the-job, instructor-led training to physically 
        demonstrate the engine ingestion zone boundaries and jet blast 
        zones for each kind of aircraft the ground crew may encounter.
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