Don, The "air eligible" label went away. In fact, the announcement for this label requirement came in one IATA edition, but the very next edition had te requirement removed prior to the original implementation date. Therefore, the requirement has never been in effect.
I'm glad you raised this Dangerous Goods issue. Very few companies (especially in the information technology line of business) actually seem to know about the IATA 902 requirement to test products and then appropriately mark those products that meet the definition. A product does not have to be an intentional magnet to be deemed magnetized material for air transportation. Instead, a product just needs to be made of steel or some other ferrous material (containing iron). A product may possibly not be an active magnet but still disturb the earth's magnetic fields (causing the fields to go through the large hunk of steel found in the product). Examples I have heard of include steel wire fencing, automobile bodies, etc. In fact for the information technology arena, I find that every 19-inch rack has enough steel to exceed the limits of IATA 902 to be called magnetized material. Hence, 19-inch racks must be air transported as Dangerous Goods and have the UN label 2807 applied to the outside of the packaging. By the way, only IATA 902 and air transportation has this Class 9 Magnetized Material requirement. This does not apply to US-DOT ground transportation or surface ship transportation. In fact, 49CFR only has the forbidden magnetic levels in the regulations (deviate the compass by 2.0 degrees at a distance of 15 feet). If the product exceeds this level, then both IATA and 49CFR forbid the product from being transported by air. But IATA 902 adds a requirement to air transport products as Class 9 Magnetized Material if it deviates the compass by more than 0.5 degrees at a distance of 7 feet but not exceeding 2.0 degrees at a distance of 15 feet. By law, the shipper that introduces the product for air transportation must have a trained person sign the Dangerous Goods documentation. All flights outside of USA use the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, and many carriers use IATA for flights even within USA. Although this issue does not normally fall within the domain of ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) society, the EMC community is best suited for performing the testing of products and for assisting in mitigating the magnetic properties of the products (especially for those that have active magnetic components like motors or have steel structures that has been magnetized through the bending & welding process). I pass on the requirements to fill out Dangerous Goods shipping documentation to the shipping department. NOTE: For those who don't already know it, IATA is the acronym for International Air Transport Association. The IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations is an "easy to use" manual based on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air. Thanks for raising this issue. Monrad L. Monsen Product Compliance Program Manager Storage Group Sun Microsystems [email protected] 303.673.2438 Office Hall, Ken wrote: Hello Don, There is an IATA 902 requirement and a outdated CFR49 requirement. CFR49 removed the requirement about 1984. What are you referencing? Regards, Ken From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of UMBDENSTOCK, DON Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 12:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: IATA Regulations A magnetic product within certain field strength bounds requires a packaging label indicating contents to be magnetic. I have found a reference that indicates an additional "air eligible" labeling requirement, and another that indicates this is not required. Anyone familiar with labeling requirements for shipping of magnetic devices? 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