Tag: Battery
It’s Time to Align US Lithium Battery Air Transport Rules with International Standards
George Kerchner, Executive Director
PRBA – The Rechargeable Battery Association
For years, PRBA–The Rechargeable Battery Association, along with other business and transportation groups, has urged the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to update its regulations applicable to air shipments of lithium batteries by harmonizing its regulations with the more stringent international requirements. Read more about It’s Time to Align US Lithium Battery Air Transport Rules with International Standards …
Global Lithium Battery Industry Faces Multiple Regulatory Tests in 2014
George A. Kerchner, Executive Director
PRBA – The Rechargeable Battery Association
Right from the start, the global lithium battery industry will address a barrage of regulatory issues in 2014.
From February 4th to 6th, a multi-disciplinary working group meeting organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) will meet in Atlantic City, N.J., to consider potential restrictions on the shipping of lithium metal batteries on cargo and passenger aircraft. The meeting has been dubbed by ICAO as the “First International Lithium Battery Transport Coordination Meeting.” Read more about Global Lithium Battery Industry Faces Multiple Regulatory Tests in 2014 …
