The FAA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety’s Stakeholder Engagement Branch is the FAA's commitment to collaborate with aviation hazardous materials stakeholders to reduce risk to the National Airspace System (NAS) through education and communication partnership efforts.

As the organization primarily responsible for enforcing hazardous materials regulations in air transportation, the FAA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has a responsibility to collaborate with external audiences to engage, inform, and educate them proactively. 

The Stakeholder Engagement Branch attends events based on a Safety Risk Management (SRM) approach. SRM is one of the four components of the Safety Management Systems (SMS) that enables the FAA to manage safety within the aerospace system. SRM consists of describing the system, identifying hazards, and analyzing, assessing, and controlling safety risks.

The events the Stakeholder Engagement Branch attends focus on the top risks identified through SRM data analysis: lithium batteries and other emerging technologies, undeclared hazardous materials, and oxygen generators.

For questions about stakeholder engagement, email the HMSP at hazmatinfo@faa.gov.