lithium batteries
Lithium batteries have become commonplace and the Regulations regarding their transport now affect a wider audience. They can be found in everything from consumer applications (watches, mobile phones, computers, etc) through industrial applications (communications, automobiles, etc). Because of this, IATA has developped the following information to assist shipper s, freight forwarders, ground handling agents, airlines/operators and passengers in complying with those Regulations.
Regulatory Changes

NEW! The ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) met in Montreal, to discuss the changes to the ICAO Technical Instructions in October 2011. A second meeting took place in February 2012 in part, because the DGP felt that the subject of lithium batteries could not be addressed in a piecemeal fashion. Regulatory changes on the transport of Lithium batteries.
Guidance


NEW! Download the Guidance Document (pdf) developed by IATA for complying with the 53rd (2012) edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) on:
Definitions, classification, exceptions, prohibitions
Packaging
Passenger Provisions
Frequently Asked Questions and their Answers

2012 Guidance Document English (pdf)
2011 Guidance Document French (pdf)
2011 Guidance Document Spanish (pdf)
Guidance Document German (Will be available shortly)

For passenger provisions refer to the Downloads page
Packing Instructions

Packing instructions 965-970 from the 53rd Edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, applicable to lithium batteries on passenger and cargo aircraft and CAO can be found in below. The packing instructions are broken down into three (3) sections for easy understandability.
General Requirements - Applicable to all battery shipments assigned to that packing instruction.
Section I - Together with the General Requirements, applicable to the "fully regulated", Class 9 battery shipments assigned to that packing instruction.
Section II - Together with the General Requirements, applicable to the "excepted", battery shipments assigned to that packing instruction.

PI 965-970 English
PI 965-970 French
PI 965-970 Spanish
PI 965-970 German
PI 965-970 Russian
Outreach

IATA, in conjunction with the Dangerous Goods Board and the IATA Dangerous Goods Training Task Force has developped 3 new lithium battery outreach & awareness products.
Lithium battery passenger pamphlet (view sample) (for hard copies email us)
Lithium battery booklet for shippers and acceptance staff (order)
Lithium battery awareness poster (view sample) (order)http://www.minamoto.com/polymer.html
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