Inspect baggage or cargo and screen passengers to detect and prevent potentially dangerous objects from being transported into secure areas or onto aircraft.
Tasks
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Ask passengers to remove shoes and divest themselves of metal objects prior to walking through metal detectors.
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Check passengers' tickets to ensure that they are valid, and to determine whether passengers have designations that require special handling, such as providing photo identification.
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Close entry areas following security breaches or reopen areas after receiving notification that the airport is secure.
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Confiscate dangerous items and hazardous materials found in opened bags and turn them over to airlines for disposal.
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Contact leads or supervisors to discuss objects of concern that are not on prohibited object lists.
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Contact police directly in cases of urgent security issues, using phones or two-way radios.
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Decide whether baggage that triggers alarms should be searched or should be allowed to pass through.
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Direct passengers to areas where they can pick up their baggage after screening is complete.
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Inform other screeners when baggage should not be opened because it might contain explosives.
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Inform passengers of how to mail prohibited items to themselves, or confiscate these items.
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