Jim, I had this same problem when I worked for the Air Force. We needed to transport a number of devices containing Lithium batteries. At that time, my best resource for information was the battery manufacturer. Since batteries are their livlihood, they make it a point to understand the governmental and shipping regulations for their products. Who ships more batteries than a battery manufacturer? :-)
In my case, the batteries were manufactured by Tadiran. I contacted Tadiran and they proved to be very helpful. Their New York office's phone number is 212-751-3600, they also have an email of [email protected]. They are also on the web. Chris Maxwell, Design Engineer GN Nettest Optical Division 109 N. Genesee St. Utica, NY 13502 PH: 315-797-4449 FAX: 315-797-8024 EMAIL: [email protected] > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Fwd:Lithium and Lithium-Ion Battery Safety > > > Forwarded for [email protected] by Jim > > ____________________Forward Header_____________________ > Subject: Lithium and Lithium-Ion Battery Safety > Author: "Jackson; William" <[email protected]> > Date: 3/22/00 11:24 AM > > Good Morning All, > > I have a couple of questions concerning safety of lithium batteries. > Because these batteries( 1/2 AA and BA-5590/U) contain some amount of > lithium which can be hazardous when it reacts with water, I believe these > batteries fall under the category of hazardous material. I am not sure > that > they aren't exempt from governmental regulation. > > > 1. Can anyone direct me to where I might find USA and foreign regulations > concerning the transportation of lithium batteries. > > 2. Can lithium-ion batteries be transported in a charged state, globally? > I > am aware that some of these batteries are used in laptop computers and > folks > travel with them all over the world and when you buy them off shelf in > stores I believe they are charged. I have reviewed one manufacturer's > MSDS and it doesn't really provide any information concerning the battery > transported in the charged state. > > > > Thanks, > Bill > Harris > RF Communications Division (RFCD) > (716)-242-3897 > [email protected] > > > > ------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > [email protected] > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Jim Bacher: [email protected] > Michael Garretson: [email protected] > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Richard Nute: [email protected] > ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected]
