Rechargeable Battery Handling and Transportation

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Rechargeable Battery Handlingand Transportation

What Wireless Companies Need to Know

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Device Types• Mobile Phone / Smart Phone• Laptop• Tablet / eReader• Accessory– Cordless Earpiece (Bluetooth, etc.)– Health Monitor (Fitbit, etc.)

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Wireless Device Battery Type• Li-Ion (Lithium Cobalt Oxide LiCoO2)– Benefits:• High Capacity• Good Performance

– Draw Backs:• High Cost• Life Span• Safety Image courtesy of BatteryUniversity.com, author Isidor Buchmann

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Li-Ion Battery Safety Features• Battery Packs safety features:– Temperature sensors– Voltage converter / regulator circuit– Voltage tap– Battery charge monitor

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Li-Ion Battery Risks• Flammable electrolyte solution– Lithium salts in organic solvent

• Pressurized containment

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Li-Ion Battery Potential Hazards• Fire and/or Explosion– Physical Damage– In use at too high of ambient

temperature– Faulty safety features

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International TransportationRegulations

• ICAO – International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions

• IATA – International Air Transport Association Dangerous Goods Regulations

• IMDG – International Maritime Organization Dangerous Goods Code

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US Transportation Regulations• US Department of Transportation (DOT)– Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety

Administration (PHMSA)• Office of Hazardous Material Safety

– Code of Federal Regulations» 49 CFR Sections 100 – 185

49 CFR Sections 100 - 185

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Li-Ion Battery Shipping Class

DGR 3.9.2.6 - Class 9 – Other Hazardous MaterialsUN NUMBER DESCRIPTION

UN 3480 Lithium Ion Batteries (Batteries Only)UN 3481 Lithium Ion Batteries packed with equipmentUN 3481 Lithium Ion Batteries contained in equipment

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Shipper’s Responsibility• Understand Risks• Comply with Regulations– Packaging– Labeling– Documentation

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Li-Ion Battery Packaging• Prevent Short-Circuit– Cover Connectors (tape or poly-bag)

• Physically separate from other batteries– Poly-bag, wrap individually bubble wrap

• Prevent movement , accidental activation & physical damage– Layer with bubble wrap / use divided tray or

individual container

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Li-Ion Battery Shipping Limits

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Li-Ion Battery Labeling

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Li-Ion Battery Documentation

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End-of-Life Management• Destined for Recycling or Recall

due to damage or faulty design– Not allowed for air transportation– Some ground carriers will not

accept– Excluded from UN Testing

Requirements– Excluded from requiring “inner”

packaging

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Contact Information

Angelika KlunaCLi360, Inc.

(210) 523-5550akluna@CLi360.com

www.CLi360.com