Forwarded for [email protected] by Jim ____________________Forward Header_____________________ Subject: Lithium and Lithium-Ion Battery Safety Author: "Jackson; William" <[email protected]> List-Post: [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]
