Commercial Fixed Wing
Communication Breakdown
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Company Policy; Human Factors; Procedure
At XA:25 I observed a Company driver dropping off a box for outbound Aircraft X; ZZZ. The shipment 25 contained Dangerous Goods (Radioactive material). The agent who brought the box to the gate carried it by the handle with the handle side on top. There were package orientation markings showing that a different side of the box should have been pointed up; but that marking was covered by company tape placed on the box. Because of this; the transporting agent probably did not see that the package needed to be carried with a particular side pointed up; and did not follow the orientation marking directions.
Air Carrier ground personnel reported improper labeling and handling of Hazmat cargo shipment.