Proposed Fine Against Devinaire Industries for Hazardous Materials Violations
Summary
The FAA proposes a $97,750 civil penalty against Devinaire Industries of Hillsboro, Oregon, for allegedly violating hazardous materials regulations. The company allegedly accepted radiopharmaceutical shipments on two flights in January 2025 without proper employee training, incomplete shipping documentation, and failure to maintain required records.
What changed
The FAA has proposed a $97,750 civil penalty against Devinaire Industries for three alleged violations of hazardous materials regulations involving radiopharmaceutical transportation. The violations occurred on two flights in January 2025 and include: (1) failure to ensure employees accepting shipments were trained in hazardous materials transportation, (2) shipping papers missing a description of the physical and chemical form of the radioactive material, and (3) failure to keep shipping papers and pilot information on file for the required retention period.\n\nDevinaire Industries has 30 days from receipt of the FAA's enforcement letter to respond to the allegations. The company should immediately review its hazardous materials training documentation, audit shipping paper preparation procedures for completeness, and verify record retention practices. Failure to respond or remediate could result in escalated enforcement action.
What to do next
- Review hazardous materials training records for all employees involved in accepting or processing radiopharmaceutical shipments
- Audit shipping paper preparation procedures to ensure physical and chemical form descriptions are included for all radioactive materials
- Verify record retention systems maintain shipping papers and pilot information for the required duration per FAA regulations
Penalties
$97,750 civil penalty proposed by FAA
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FAA Proposes $97,750 Fine Against Devinaire Industries for Alleged Violation of Hazardous Materials Regulations
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $97,750 civil penalty against Devinaire Industries (Devinaire) of Hillsboro, Oregon, for allegedly violating hazardous materials regulations.
The FAA alleges that on two flights in January 2025, Devinaire accepted two shipments of radiopharmaceutical materials for transportation by air. Radiopharmaceutical materials – drugs that contain radioactive substances – are classified as a hazardous material.
The FAA alleges Devinaire failed to ensure its employees who accepted these shipments were trained in transporting hazardous materials and the shipping papers did not include a description of the physical and chemical form of the radioactive material. Further, the FAA alleges the company did not keep the shipping papers and information provided to the pilots on file for the required amount of time.
Devinaire has 30 days after receiving the FAA’s enforcement letter to respond to the agency.
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