下一次机场旅客在安检点交出身份证件时，他们遇到的运输安全管理局（TSA）官员可能是站着的，而不是坐着的。
The next time airport travelers hand over their ID at a security checkpoint, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer they encounter may be standing instead of sitting.
TSA已指派负责核验乘客身份的官员保持站立，称新规定旨在加强安保并创造更热情的体验。
The TSA has directed the officers assigned to verify passengers' identification to remain on their feet, saying the new rule is intended to reinforce security and create a more welcoming experience.
然而，代表工人的工会认为这可能对安全和舒适度都产生负面影响。
The union representing workers, however, argues it could negatively affect both safety and comfort.
常见储藏室主食可能因鲜为人知的TSA规定导致您在安检被拦截 “这一受欢迎的变革通过让这些官员站立并保持警惕，强化了我们的安保态势和对待客之道的承诺，”该机构在向多家新闻媒体发表的声明中表示。
POPULAR PANTRY STAPLE COULD GET YOU STOPPED AT AIRPORT SECURITY UNDER LITTLE-KNOWN TSA RULE "This welcome change reinforces both our security posture and our commitment to hospitality by having these officers on their feet and alert," the agency said in a statement to multiple news outlets.
它补充道：“所有官员必须符合任职资格要求，以有能力履行其重要的国家安全职能。”
"All officers must meet fitness for duty requirements to be capable of performing their vital national security function," it added.
这一举措是在TSA局长David Cummins接管该机构并启动一项改善乘客体验的倡议近两个月后出台的。
The move comes nearly two months after TSA Administrator David Cummins took the helm of the agency and launched an initiative to improve the passenger experience.
代表TSA官员的美国政府雇员联合会（AFGE）TSA第100委员会批评了这项新政策，称在该变革在美国大多数由TSA值守的机场实施前，工会未被咨询。
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) TSA Council 100, which represents TSA officers, criticized the new policy, saying it was not consulted before the change was implemented at most TSA-staffed airports across the U.S.
旅客因TSA分享令人惊讶的机场礼仪指南而发生冲突 然而，并非所有美国机场都由TSA官员值守。约20个机场，包括旧金山国际机场和堪萨斯城国际机场，根据TSA的筛查合作伙伴计划使用私人安检人员。
TRAVELERS CLASH AFTER TSA SHARES SURPRISING GUIDANCE ABOUT AIRPORT ETIQUETTE Not all U.S. airports are staffed by TSA officers, however. About 20 airports, including San Francisco International Airport and Kansas City International Airport, use private security screeners under the TSA's Screening Partnership Program.
据报道，工会辩称椅子为长时间在硬地面上站立和行走的官员提供基本的人体工学和安全支撑，并表示计划对这一变革提出挑战。
The union has reportedly argued the chairs provide basic ergonomic and safety support for officers who spend long hours standing and walking on hard floors, and said it plans to challenge the change.
“他们站立的硬地面无法提供任何支撑，这可能导致足部和背部问题，”内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校商业航空学教授丹尼尔·巴布博士说。
"The hard floors they are standing on do not offer any support, which can cause foot and back issues," said Daniel Bubb, Ph.D., a commercial aviation professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
点击此处 巴布曾任航空公司客服代表并执行过机场安保职务，他表示，为长时间站立的工作人员提供防疲劳垫，有助于减轻站在坚硬机场地面上造成的压力。根据报道，该政策仅适用于安检前负责核查乘客身份证件的官员。
Bubb, who was previously an airline customer service representative and performed airport security duties, said providing anti-fatigue mats for officers on their feet could help reduce strain from standing on hard airport floors. The policy applies only to officers assigned to check passengers' IDs before security screening, according to reports.
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CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES Officers who operate X-ray scanners for carry-ons may continue to do so while seated, and TSA officers typically rotate through several checkpoint assignments during an eight-hour shift, a spokesperson for the agency told The New York Times.
总部位于德克萨斯州的旅游业专家、博客“翼视角”作者加里·莱夫告诉福克斯新闻数字版，他预计这一变化不会对机场或乘客的旅行体验产生太大影响。
Gary Leff, a Texas-based travel industry expert and author of the blog "View From the Wing," told Fox News Digital he does not expect the change to have much impact on airports or passengers during their travel experience.
测试一下我们最新的生活方式测验 “作为乘客，我不在乎查验我身份证的人是否坐着，”莱夫说。“他们应该专心致志，尊重乘客，并高效推进队伍。”
"As a passenger, I don’t care whether the person checking my ID is sitting," Leff said. "They should be paying attention, treating passengers with respect and moving the line efficiently."
他补充道：“我不确定凳子是否是个问题。”福克斯新闻数字版已联系TSA寻求进一步置评。
He added, "I’m not sure a stool is a problem." Fox News Digital reached out to the TSA for additional comment.