Tuesday 27 August 2019

BA LIES

PETITION UPDATE

Lies, Deceit & A Monumental Cover-Up

Trudie Dadd
Crewkerne, ENG, United Kingdom
26 AUG 2019 — 
Photo: FlightAware.
British Airways - Aircraft G-BYGD - Boeing 747-400
Recent Fume Events:
28 July BA066 Philadelphia/London Heathrow - Fume Event Before Departure, In-Flight & Prior to Landing on 29 July.
(Aircraft grounded/in maintenance 29-30 July)
31 July BA067 London Heathrow/Philadelphia - Fume Event
31 July BA066 Philadelphia/London Heathrow - Fume Event
01 August BA112 New York JFK/London Heathrow - Fume Event before Take-Off and Prior to Landing on 02 August.
(Aircraft grounded/in maintenance 02-03 August)
05 August BA 189 London Heathrow/New York JFK - Fume Event on Take Off and Prior to Landing in JFK.
07 August BA 172 New York JFK/London Heathrow - Fume Event After take off and Prior to Landing at Heathrow 08 August.
(Aircraft grounded/in maintenance 08-10 August)
22 August BA 116 New York JFK/London Heathrow - Fume Event
(Aircraft grounded/in maintenance 23-25 August)
Crew members have been injured and have had to attend hospitals after inhaling toxic fumes on this aircraft - fumes from the aircraft engines which contain a cocktail of toxic chemicals known to be very hazardous to human health. Some crew are still sick and unable to return to work at this time.
Why is it an acceptable practice for crew to have to be checked over by paramedics after landing or to be forced to seek medical help at a hospital to have blood, heart and respiratory checks done?
British Airways stated in one instance of crew being taken to hospital after a fume event (on the aircraft shown above) that this was as a ‘precaution’ but they also state ‘We would not operate an aircraft if it posed a health or safety risk to our customers or crew.’ 
• IF THE AIRCRAFT DIDN’T POSE A HEALTH OR SAFETY RISK THERE WOULD BE NO REASON FOR ANY CREW TO GO TO HOSPITAL - EVEN AS A ‘PRECAUTION’.
As far as we are aware no passengers requested medical assistance or were affected at the time. Airlines are not required to inform passengers when there has been a fume event onboard an aircraft. Illness may follow days, weeks or months after exposure and the connection of ill health to a previous flight is very rarely made.
Despite overwhelming evidence from many studies and papers explaining why people are sick and dying, the airline regulator (CAA), the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and U.K. Government still allow passengers and crew to be exposed to contaminated air in aircraft.
A few examples of evidence that have been ignored and disregarded - not only by the CAA, the HSE and the U.K. Government but by airline regulators, safety agencies and Governments worldwide:
A Counterpoint to key misconceptions about exposure to aviation engine oil and hydraulic fluid fumes - Judith Anderson 2014:
http://fdx.alpa.org/portals/26/docs/053116_ESC%20Counterpoint.pdf
The Right to Healthy Indoor Air - Report on a WHO meeting in May 2000:
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/108327/E69828.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
BALPA Air Safety and Cabin Air Quality International Aero Industry Conference 2005:
https://www.aerotoxic.org.pdfs/BALPA-CAPC-London-April-20051.pdf
Aerotoxic Syndrome: A New Occupational Disease? - Susan Michaelis, Jonathan Burton, C. Vyvyan Howard. WHO 2017:
http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/341533/5_OriginalResearch_AerotoxicSyndrom_ENG.pdf
Nanomedicine and Nanoscience Research - Is a Cumulative Exposure to a Background Aerosol of Nanoparticles Part of the Causal Mechanism of Aerotoxic Syndrome? - 07 February 2018 - C. Vyvyan Howard, David W. Johnson, John Morton, Susan Michaelis, David Supplee, Jonathan Burton.
https://gavinpublishers.com/admin/assets/articles_pdf/1519819962new_article_pdf2072382190.pdf
A PROPOSAL
to Bring the Problem of Contaminated Cabin Air Under Control - January 2017 - 
John M. Lind CPCU ARM, Retired
https://aerotoxicsinanutshell.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/aerotoxic-proposal.pdf
Hazardous chemicals on jet aircraft: case study - jet engine oils and aerotoxic syndrome - Chris Winder, School of Safety Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia:
https://hub.easa.europa.eu/crt/docs/viewcrdattachment/cid_40694/aid_449/fmd_3a0e0bad5d3f54f7e8b52aeaf36741a6
Chest Journal - Official Publication Of The American College Of Chest Physicians 
Air Pollution and Noncommunicable Diseases
November 2018:
‘Air pollution can harm acutely, usually manifested by respiratory or cardiac symptoms, as well as chronically, potentially affecting every organ in the body.’
‘Harmful effects occur on a continuum of dosage and even at levels below air quality standards previously considered to be safe.’
https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(18)32723-5/fulltext

‘Although air pollution is well known to be harmful to the lung and airways, it can also damage most other organ systems of the body. It is estimated that about 500,000 lung cancer deaths and 1.6 million COPD deaths can be attributed to air pollution, but air pollution may also account for 19% of all cardiovascular deaths and 21% of all stroke deaths. Air pollution has been linked to other malignancies, such as bladder cancer and childhood leukemia. Lung development in childhood is stymied with exposure to air pollutants, and poor lung development in children predicts lung impairment in adults. Air pollution is associated with reduced cognitive function and increased risk of dementia. Particulate matter in the air (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter < 2.5 μm) is associated with delayed psychomotor development and lower child intelligence. Studies link air pollution with diabetes mellitus prevalence, morbidity, and mortality. Pollution affects the immune system and is associated with allergic rhinitis, allergic sensitization, and autoimmunity. It is also associated with osteoporosis and bone fractures, conjunctivitis, dry eye disease, blepharitis, inflammatory bowel disease, increased intravascular coagulation, and decreased glomerular filtration rate. Atopic and urticarial skin disease, acne, and skin aging are linked to air pollution. Air pollution is controllable and, therefore, many of these adverse health effects can be prevented.’
https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(18)32722-3/fulltext
Final Word:
“The 'fake ignorance' presented by Airline Industry associated affiliates with respect to Cabin Air contamination is absolutely astounding.  After decades of denials, they are still hiding behind a façade of 'more studies are required' and continue to waste effort, time and money instead of focusing on fixing the problem of air contamination in a confined space.  How can they claim, with a straight face, that Cabin Air pollution isn't a serious problem? Since the introduction of the jet engine in the mid-1950's, ventilation and filtration systems consisted of an inferior design by allowing toxic contaminants and harmful bacteria to circulate throughout the flight deck and passenger cabin.  How is it that flight crew members have substantially higher detrimental health issues on a per capita basis compared to the general public?   How do they justify that flight crews are not subjected to contamination of toxic chemicals, such as components of nerve gas agents, at 10,000m on virtually a daily basis?  Even Boeing in their '1953 Decontamination Program' reported contamination issues of smoke and odour from the jet engines.  It's time for the Airline Industry face up to the problem, and for Politicians and Regulators to enforce implementation and improvements to health and safety issues.”
⁃ Reinhard Schuetz, P. Eng.
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