Yeah! With lithium batteries always a hot subject at meetings of the IATA Dangerous Goods Board and the ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel, you might be tempted to ask, What can they possibly say about lithium batteries that we don’t already...
US Postal Service Prohibits International Shipments of Lithium Batteries
...rule. The chart can be used to determine the mailability of primary (non-rechargeable) lithium metal and lithium alloy batteries, or secondary lithium-ion batteries. The final rule also adopts the ‘‘watt-hour ratings’’ instead of ‘‘lithium content’’ for secondary lithium-ion batteries when...
FAA Reauthorization Legislation Focused on Lithium Batteries
...the safe manufacture, use and transportation of lithium-ion batteries. Given the literally billions of batteries that have been transported since 1991, citing a list of 171 incidents involving all battery types having taking place worldwide over 25 years is hardly...
DG pro has weird allergic reaction to the words "lithium batteries"
...name and company not be revealed—experiences facial skin outbreaks, headaches and nausea when he hears or reads the words lithium battery or lithium batteries. He claims the reaction is equally severe whether the term refers to lithium ion batteries or...
Lithium batteries will be everywhere this summer! Are we worried?
...Have you encountered any unusual challenges shipping larger format lithium batteries? Tell us in the comment box below! Lithium batteries on the go Normal people think: Look around—on a street or a trail near you, there’s someone riding an e-bike,...
Shipping damaged lithium batteries? Say hello to Special Permit Packaging!
Of all the headaches associated with shipping lithium batteries, the most acute of them might be return shipments of damaged or defective cells/batteries, or the equipment containing them. If that headache sounds familiar, we now have your ibuprofen. Based on...
Report from Geneva: The UN Sub-Committee on lithium batteries and label specifications
...meeting to be published on the UNSCoE’s website, here is a brief summary of the preliminary decisions. New hazard-based system to classify lithium batteries The lithium battery working group of the Sub-Committee has been considering the hazards of lithium batteries...
Labelmaster hazmat packaging innovations banish "Paint Can Hell," make shipping bigger lithium batteries easier.
...batteries UN 38.3 tested lithium-ion batteries Lithium-ion batteries destined for recycle or disposal Damaged, defective or recalled lithium-ion batteries What makes them ideal? They’re constructed of aircraft grade aluminum, giving them excellent durability and weight savings with a smaller footprint....
PHMSA Considering Harmonization with International Air Requirements for Transport of Lithium Batteries and Cells
...shipping standards. The major change that resulted from that meeting was packages of lithium batteries exceeding limits specified in Table 965 II (for lithium ion) and 968 II (for lithium metal) will now be assigned to Class 9 and subject...
The danger counterfeit lithium batteries pose requires a global response
...governments to develop and strictly enforce appropriate standards for the manufacture of lithium batteries. It was recently suggested that more money is spent on the detection of fake high-end handbags than on detection of substandard and counterfeit lithium batteries. Until...