...alcohol based sanitizing products during the pandemic. See the guidance page here. Other News PHMSA The agency announced a meeting of its newly active Lithium Battery Air Safety Advisory Committee. The meeting is currently scheduled to operate under normal circumstances...
...rot your brain!” Phones and other lithium battery devices may not actually cause brain damage, but they are a fire risk in transport. That’s why we created Obexion fire-mitigating packaging. Get Mom some so she can compliantly ship damaged, defective...
...asked to use our materials for internal education, and we share non-exclusive royalty-free licenses for the files.” They’ve also partnered with the EPA to create lithium battery recycling workshops. “We’ve made a lot of progress.” The PHMSA Outreach and Engagement...
Obexion Lithium Battery Packaging The Groundhog saw his shadow last week, so it looks like we’re in for more winter. Big surprise! However, at least it means we’re finally sliding downhill towards the spring. Things on the regulatory front in...
...companies have return and reuse operations that ship tons of hazardous materials without comprehending the risks – recent problems that have come to light with lithium battery shipping. Changes to consumer commodity (ORM-D) requirements only compound the challenges. It is...
...transport document (shipper’s declaration for those folks using old-style regulations) for category 1B lithium battery shipments. You haven’t heard about category 1B shipments yet? Turn to packing instruction 965 when you get your 2013 AIR Shipper. I’ll be keeping you...
...to find out more Transport Canada (our neighbor’s analog to USDOT) also issued new Protective Direction No. 35.” This order harmonizes relevant Canadian transport law with the April 1st date of compliance for all the recent IATA changes for Lithium...
...issued a safety advisory reflecting the most recent change to Lithium Battery shipping by air as reflected in the new ICAO rules. PHMSA’s action mirrors that of the international body. See the advisory here In a further helpful mitigating step,...
...see. Feedback from IATA on the 1st April implementation of the lithium ion battery restrictions has been mixed. There is confusion over the state of charge being 30% but this is a misapprehension since there is no requirement to check...
...their families, communities and the environment—is that an option for your company? Find out more right here. Australian DG News From our regulatory friends “down under” comes word that Australia has approved all changes to UN19, including the lithium battery...