Originally Posted by tsadude
What really irks me about this whole deal is that TSA won't allow money to go for such things as safety awards (plaques, coffee mugs,frames for safety certificates)
You're kidding, right? What function would those items do?
Assuming you're not kidding, what would the criteria be? Most number of retaliatory secondaries? Fewest number of prohibited items missed? Number of bags searched?
Originally Posted by tsadude
but they are screaming about how high the injury rate is. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
The TSA is long overdue to set requirements on physical fitness. There are plenty of out of shape and people who do not (or cannot) lift the bags off or onto the CTX machine (as seen at IAD int'l connections, at SMF where the machine is in front of the ticket counters and DTW where they are right behind the UA ticket counter).
I'm sure there are some physically fit people who get injured, but having seen what I've seen, I would imagine physical fitness standards would greatly reduce the number of OTJ injuries.