Commercial Fixed Wing
Communication Breakdown
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Weight And Balance
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
Class 9 Hazmat spill in pit 3; I notified supervisor over radio Supervisor advised me not to load aircraft until the pit was clean by proper personnel. Assistant Manger  arrives on scene and orders my crew to clean up spill. Customer Service boarded without knowledge of situation on ramp and left gate check bags on crowding bridge door. I contacted Load Planning to get more weight in rear to accommodate bags and inform them about our situation. After loading about 40 bags in the rear we had to put the rest of the bags in PIT 3.
Air carrier Lead Ramp personnel reported a communication breakdown between Ramp personnel and Ramp Assistant Manager regarding the clean up of a Hazmat class 9 spill in pit 3. During the resolution of the clean up issue; the excess gate check bags were loaded in pit 3 without knowledge of clean up status.