Shipping Lithium Batteries: Excepted Cells and Batteries
In-depth training on shipping smaller or excepted lithium cells and batteries safely via highway, rail, air, and water in compliance with DOT, IATA, and IMDG regulations.
Course Overview
This course encompasses shipping guidelines for "excepted" lithium cells and batteries, covering:
- Stand-alone lithium cells or batteries
- Lithium cells or batteries packed with equipment
- Lithium cells or batteries contained in equipment
The training ensures employees understand general awareness and function-specific requirements for transportation. All personnel whose job function directly affects the safe transport of hazardous materials must complete training within 90 days of employment or a change in job function.
Learning Objectives
- Understand applicable DOT HMR, IATA DGR, and IMDG regulations
- Identify different types of lithium batteries and cells for shipping
- Apply proper packaging, labeling, and documentation procedures
- Ensure safe handling and transportation by highway, rail, air, and water
- Comply with training requirements and maintain regulatory records
This Shipping Lithium Batteries: Excepted Cells and Batteries Training course equips you with the knowledge and skills to navigate the regulations for transporting smaller, less hazardous lithium batteries. Upon completion, you'll be able to:
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of the various regulations governing the shipment of excepted lithium cells and batteries by air, land, and sea (U.S. DOT, IATA, IMDG Code).
- Understand the specific training mandates for personnel handling hazardous materials, ensuring your team is compliant.
- Learn how to locate crucial information on the Hazardous Materials Table (HMT) for accurate inclusion on shipping documents.
- Grasp the essential requirements for the safe packaging, marking, and labeling of excepted lithium batteries.
- Develop a strong understanding of the potential hazards associated with handling, storing, and transporting lithium cells and batteries.
- Discover best practices for the safe use and storage of excepted lithium batteries, minimizing risks throughout their lifecycle.
- Master the specific shipping guidelines for excepted lithium batteries, applicable to separate shipments, equipment packing, and contained equipment scenarios.
- Understand the exemptions for shipping low production runs and prototypes of excepted lithium batteries.
- Learn the proper protocols for the safe disposal of excepted lithium cells and batteries, ensuring environmental responsibility.
- Identify the different types of extinguishing agents most effective in combating fires caused by lithium metal and lithium-ion batteries (though less likely with excepted batteries).