Richard Westgate
16 Feb 2015 · Coroner Sheriff Stanhope Payne · Dorset
The coroner's concerns
1. organo-phosphate compounds in aircraft cabin air
“organo-phosphate compounds are present in aircraft cabin air”
2. exposure to organo-phosphate compounds causing health damage
“occupants of aircraft cabins are exposed to organo-phosphate compounds with consequential damage to their health”
3. impairment to health of aircraft controllers
“impairment to the health of those controlling aircraft may lead to the death of occupants”
4. lack of real time monitoring of cabin air compounds
“There is no real time monitoring to detect such compounds in cabin air”
5. lack of consideration for genetic variation in exposure tolerance
“no account is taken of genetic variation in the human species, such as would render individuals tolerant or intolerant of the exposure”
Responses
2015-0050-Response-by-British-Airways-Plc.pdf ↗· British Airways
2015-0050-Response-by-Civil-Aviation-Authority.pdf ↗· Civil Aviation Authority
Stated action · due course
“The CAA will co-operate fully with EASA's work on cabin air quality and will review its position in due course with the benefit of the results of EASA's study.”