Transportation of Lithium Batteries
by Air and Road
Both single use and rechargeable Lithium Batteries have become a staple of everyday life, but they carry unique hazards when shipped. As a result, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Air Transport Association (IATA), Canadian Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDG) as well as the US 49CFR and International Maritime Organization (IMO) have set out specific requirements for these types of shipments.
As found in our Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Road course we will cover the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations “General Provisions” and “Special Cases” to address certain aspects of transport in Canada.
These “exemptions” will be covered as well to provide the most comprehensive overall understanding the regulations and how best to apply them to your specific transport needs.
At Dangerous Goods Educational Services Inc., we cover all these aspects and customize each course to your specific needs.
Our Specialty courses are conducted on-site at your location to take advantage of your products, documents, and hazardous items on hand for focused examples during the training. This allows the students to apply the course material in real time to what they will be trained to do upon completion of the course.
WHY CHOOSE US?
CUSTOMER TARGETED
The above course is recommended to all persons whose needs are for packaging, re-packing, completion of documentation and those involved in the acceptance of Lithium Batteries by air and road
OBJECTIVE
The participant will be able to successfully apply the different steps in the preparation of these Dangerous Goods shipments for air / road transport.
DURATION
1/2 Day (4 hrs.)
What we cover:
By The End Of The Course, You‘ll Be Familiar With...
- Overview and Familiarization with Federal (TDGR, 49 CFR) & International (IATA, ICAO) regulations.
- Applicability (definitions, basis of regulations, responsibilities).
- Nomenclature (units of measurement, abbreviations, symbols).
- Difference between Fully Regulated shipments and those only requiring a Lithium Battery Mark as well as what is permitted on Passenger or Cargo Aircraft Only.
- State and Operator Variations.
- Classification of dangerous goods according to IATA (ICAO)
- Selecting proper shipping name, alphabetical and numerical lists.
- Packing requirements, UN specification packagings and incompatible dangerous goods.
- Requirements for marking and labeling of packages and overpacks
- Shipping documents, shipper's declaration and air waybills.
- Excepted Lithium Batteries.
- Packing instructions and choosing a package (inner, outer).
- Different Dangerous Goods in one package or overpack
- Segregation and loading of dangerous goods.
- Knowing and applying the requirements of the Canadian TDG
- Requirements for placards for ground transportation.
- Practical exercises and exams tailored to the client’s specific needs.