An occurrence other than a dangerous goods accident associated with the transport of dangerous goods by air, which results in injury to person, property or environmental damage, fire, breakage, spillage, leakage of fluid or radiation or other evidence that the integrity of the packaging has not been maintained, is called?

• A. Dangerous Goods Incident
• B. Dangerous Goods Accident
• C. Packaging Failure Incident
• D. DG Near-Miss

Answer: (A)

In air transport of dangerous goods, events are categorized to distinguish severity: accidents involve the most serious outcomes, while incidents cover other safety-related events that don’t meet the accident criteria. The situation described—an occurrence that involves harm or packaging failure but does not meet the defined thresholds of an accident—fits the definition of a dangerous goods incident. It recognizes that injury, property or environmental damage, or evidence that the packaging wasn’t maintained can occur, yet the event does not rise to the level of an accident.

This is why the term dangerous goods incident is the best fit. A dangerous goods accident would imply meeting the more severe criteria, while a near-miss would be an event with potential for harm but no actual injury or damage. Packaging-focused terms aren’t used as standard separate categories here, so the incident label is the appropriate umbrella term for such events.