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Shipping Lithium Battery in Safe way

Radharamanan Panicker

Express Logistics and Supply Chain Conference 2014

Lithium Batteries

• Ubiquitous• The most important

innovation for mobile power • Outstanding performance

for portable power for such a light weight article.

+ High Energy Output

+ Light Weight

+ No “Memory”

Effects

+ Relatively Long Cycle

Life

They are everywhereMost common in portable consumer electronics• Notebook Computers• Tablets• Cameras• Cell Phones

They are everywhere

And they are in• Medical Devices• E-Cigarettes• Power Tools• Hybrid / Electric

Vehicles

Production of Li Cells

2000 2010 2020

500million

8 Billion

4.5Billion

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What’s the

TYPE of LITHIUM BATTERY

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• Lithium metal/alloy• Primary (non-rechargeable)

batteries • Li metal or Li compounds as an

anode. • Used to power devices such as

watches, calculators, cameras, temperature data loggers;

• Lithium Ion/polymer Battery• Secondary (rechargeable)

battery • Used in consumer electronics,

mobile telephones, laptop, computers, etc.

Battery power comparison

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Battery Power play

Damage or short circuited Li- Batteries

“THERMAL RUNAWAY”

fancy way of saying they catch fire, explode, send out jets of flaming material etc.

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M26 HAND GRENADE, 150 g Power ofTNT = 206 WhSAFT LS 33600

Power= 59.6 Wh x 4

Battery Power Play

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG_UuPmLO1c

Risk in Air Transport

Lithium Battery related incidents• UPS Boeing-747 September 2010

Fire in the main deck and emergency landingPilots killedSuspected origin: large shipment of

rechargeable lithium batteries

Risk in Air Transport

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Such Risk especially on airplanes has prompted increased regulation of Li Battery shipment

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The rules have changed

The Regulation for Air Transport

• Cells and Batteries defined by manufacturers to be defective for safety reasons or that have been damaged or that have potential of producing dangerous evolution of heat, fire or short circuit are forbidden for transport

• Waste batteries and batteries being shipped for recycling or disposal are forbidden for air transport unless approved by competent authorities

• Lithium metal batteries are likely to be forbidden for carriage on passenger aircraft

• Exempt from Regulation depends on Wh rating for Li-Ion cell/batteries or grams of Lithium content in Li Metal cells/batteries

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The Regulation for Air Transport

How they are PACKAGED

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ALONEWITH/IN EQUIPMENT

UN

UN

UN

UN

3091

3481

3090

3480

Lithium metal batteries packed with/ in equipment.

Lithium ion batteries packed with/ in equipment.

Lithium metal batteries alone.

Lithium metal batteries alone.

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Section UN No Wh Rating Net Qty per package Regulated PAX Aft Cargo Aft965-IA 3480 Cells>20

5kg 35 kgLithium Ion Cells/Batteries Batteries>100

Section UN No Wh Rating Net Qty per package Regulated PAX Aft Cargo Aft965-IB 3480 Cells<=20

10 Kg G 10 Kg GBatteries<=100

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Section UN No Wh Rating Net Qty per package Regulated PAX Aft Cargo Aft968-IA 3090 Cells>20

2.5kg 35 kgLithium Ion Cells/Batteries Batteries>100

Section UN No Wh Rating Net Qty per package Regulated PAX Aft Cargo Aft968-IB 3090 Cells<=20

2.5 Kg G 2.5 Kg GBatteries<=100

Exempt from Regulation Section 968-II

Li Metal cells/ batteries having Li content <= 0.3g

Li Metal cells/ batteries with Li content >0.3 but <=1g

Li Metal cells/ batteries with Li content <=2 g

Max no of cells/ batteries per package

No limit 8 cells 2 batteries

Max net Quantity per package

2.5 kg N/A N/A

Li Cells/BatteriesSection II

NO Shipper’s declaration NO UN tested packages NO Class 9 label only Li

battery handling label Accompanied by

Document For batteries watt hr

rating to be marked on outside of package

Li cells/BatteriesSection IB

Shipper’s declaration required

No UN tested package

For batteries watt hr rating to be marked on outside of package

Class 9 and Li battery handling label

Li cells/BatteriesSection IA

Shipper’s declaration required

UN tested package Watt hr rating to be

marked on outside of package

Class 9 and Li battery handling label

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Marking, labelling & Documentation Requirement

Additional Document- Test certificate

Certificate of compliance Cell or battery Test certificate

• Watt hour rating per cell or batteries in case of Li Ion cells or batteries

• Gram of Lithium content per cell or batteries

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How the package should look

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LITHIUM BATTERIES

For lithium METAL and ION cells and batteries, packed as per Section IB must be declared the NET quantity and not the Gross weight.

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LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES

A201—is a new special provision assigned against UN 3090 Lithium metal batteries to identify that lithium metal batteries may be carried on a passenger aircraft subject to specific limitations on the size and quantity of lithium metal batteries in a package and per consignment. The detail of these limitations are set out in the Supplement to the ICAO Technical Instructions.

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DGM (Dangerous Goods Management Network) is a leading international organization acknowledged as experts in dangerous goods and hazardous materials.

DGM Company Profile

Founded in 1987, DGM develops comprehensive dangerous goods solutions to a large variety of customers of all sectors and industries

DGM guarantees global range of services based on regulatory knowledge, confidence and practical experience in compliance with dangerous goods regulations (ICAO-IATA DGR, IMDG, ADR, 49 CFR, RID), safety standards and customer requirements

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Global Presence

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Corporate PresentationAbout DGMPRODUCTSTRAININGCONSULTANCY OPERATIONS

Consultancy

Areas of consultancy and advice: Transport Regulations (Air, Sea, Road, Rail, Multimodal)

DGSA Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser

DG Audits & Management Systems

(M)SDS & CLP-GHS

Storage of Chemical Products

Security

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Corporate PresentationAbout DGMPRODUCTSTRAININGCONSULTANCY OPERATIONS

Operations

DGM provides the following operations services:

Classification and identification of DGs

Packing and repacking of shipments

Check on packaging specifications and criteria (UN tested packagings)

Labeling and Marking

Documentation

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Corporate PresentationAbout DGMPRODUCTSTRAININGCONSULTANCY OPERATIONS

Training

DGM provides the following operations services:

IATA Top Ten Accredited Training School (ATS)” in 2011 and 2012

IATA-DGR, IMO-IMDG, ADR,  RID 49 CFR and Multimodal Trainings

Custom design training solutions

Worldwide trainings

More than 12 languages

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Corporate PresentationAbout DGMPRODUCTSTRAININGCONSULTANCY OPERATIONS

Products

DG Materials

Publications

Safety and Security

Software

Explosafe

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