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The 60-minute webinar is free to view and
contributes one hour toward the Product
Safety Aware requirement.
The webinar explains the technical side
of transportation and provides answers to
many questions, such as:
• What is the T1-T8 UN manual?
• Who issues Hazardous Material
Regulations (HMR) in the U.S.?
• What happens when you don’t have short-
circuit protection on a multiple cell pack?
• How does the International Air Transport
Association construct regulations?
• Who regulates international shipments
by boat?
• How are power packs classified for
shipping?
Outlook
The outlook for the transportation of
lithium-ion power packs, and for new tech-
nological developments for the promotional
products industry, has good and bad sides.
The good news is that global harmonization
of regulations is moving forward.
Organizations such as PRBA are leading
forces in the movement toward consistency.
The bad news is that various international
regulations and interpretations related to the
classification of lithium-ion power packs cur-
rently exist. These regulations are in constant
flux and should be monitored as closely as
possible to mitigate risks. Watch for updates
on transportation regulations in this maga-
zine and in
PPB Newslink
.
Cindy Millsaps is president and
CEO of Energy Assurance, LLC.
She has worked in global regu-
latory approvals, quality sys-
tems management, product
safety and product qualification
testing with emphasis on infor-
mation technology equipment,
power/energy and batteries. In
addition to advising her clients,
she serves on Underwriters
Laboratories Standards
Technical Panel for UL 1642
and UL 2054 where decisions
are made that impact the future
of the industry. She was a pre-
senter at the PPAI Product
Safety Summit in August.
General Lithium-Ion Battery
Shipping Requirements
• Cells or batteries must be manufac-
tured under a quality management
system.
• It’s illegal to ship defective or dam-
aged cells or batteries.
• Contents must be protected from short
circuiting.
• There must be an effective means to
prevent accidental activation.
• Place the contents in a strong outer
package. The definition of “strong”
generally means the package can be
dropped from 1.2 meters (four feet)
without spilling the contents.
• Secure the contents against movement
within the outer packaging. A good
solution is to package the contents
separately and then bag or wrap them
in packs.
Source:
Global Shipping Regulations For
Lithium-Ion Power Packs
, a PPAI on-demand
webinar presented by Cindy Millsaps.
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