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Top 5 Surprising Facts About Airport Security


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down the top 5 facts about airport
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content given that the rules and
regulations vary greatly depending on
the country we’ll be focusing our
attention on American airport security
also known as the Transportation
Security Administration or TSA for short
number five the TSA is pretty new it’s a
little inconvenient but I think it’s I
think they’re on the right page and it’s
it’s doing what it’s supposed to do a
port security has been around for
decades but the TSA specifically was
only created following the 2001
September 11th attacks before that
private security companies used to
handle airport security but for obvious
reasons this system was reevaluated in
the wake of such a catastrophic event
originally created as a branch of the
Department of Transportation by 2003 the
TSA had been transferred to the
Department of Homeland Security the
working principle of the TSA from its
inception has been to protect us
transportation with an emphasis on
preventing airplane hijackings number
four learn the 3 1 1 rule for an easy
time at security I think it’s all here
that we all know that there are
limitations as to what you can now pack
in your carry-on luggage but with the
stress of prepping for a trip it can be
easy to forget exactly what it’s allowed
and what will get thrown out Mad
Magazine that’s cute that’s not money
the TSA wants to help you remember with
their 3-1 rule 3.4 ounces is the maximum
size your toiletry products can be they
have to be put in a 1 quart sized clear
bag ie a freezer size ziplock and you’re
only allowed to have one of these bags
per traveler if you follow these rules
you won’t have to worry about being
forced to leave your favorite products
behind number 3 TSA agents are held to a
high standard
though the preliminary requirements are
relatively basic being a TSA agent comes
with a lot of responsibility
it’s about constant vigilance and
frequent evaluation once you hide with
the TSA you’ll have to make it through
100 hours of on-the-job training
consisting of 40 classroom hours and 60
hours of onsite employee shadowing the
training is fundamental to an
organization it’s fundamental to
building culture it’s fundamental to
building connection and it’s fundamental
to building consistency the agents are
then tested on a frequent basis to be
sure that there are lids attentive and
most importantly aware of the latest
rules and regulations since technology
is constantly changing TSA employees
have to be trained to detect all manners
of threats and we’re teaching people not
to react to their emotions number 2
prohibited items don’t necessarily need
to be abandoned you can’t bring this
knife here here your other knives back
the list of items banned from carry-on
luggage by the TSA is extensive it
ranges from the logical like knives and
firearms to the more obscure like
vehicle air banks and phone toys swords
the things caught most often though
other personal items that exceed the 3.4
ounce maximum volume designated by the
TSA most people think they have to give
up these items but in fact it’s entirely
your choice what you do with them if
permitted the item can be put in your
checked luggage or be returned to your
car the only issue is that you may not
have the time to make the trek if your
flight is departing imminently
number one the TSA is serious about
their Lost and Found
for a museum a cell phone considering
the regulations that force airline
passengers to empty their pockets remove
all electronics from banks and take off
their shoes and belts it’s inevitable
that things can get lost in the fray
considering approximately two million
people pass through TSA checkpoints
every day the lost-and-found er each
individual airport has to be well
organized the TSA prides themselves on
being able to return items to passengers
and encourages flies to contact them if
they think they may have lost something
while it’s a security checkpoints I came
over here to loss the town so which of
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