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Airline group launches certification program for lithium battery transport
The International Air Transport Association will certify logistics providers for meeting the highest standards of handling lithium batteries going on aircraft. (www.freightwaves.com) More...
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I'm surprised it took this long for the industry to take this more seriously. A few months ago at work I had to intervene on shipments for just ORM-D material. Most of it was domestic ground but some was going express international. We very rarely handle HAZMAT, but I keep certified. My boss didn't see the big deal behind it until I told him the fines we would get for improper shipping, lol.
NBAA has been on this for a while, with no loose LION batteries in non accessible baggage areas and other considerations such as phone battery ignition in the cabin in flight. As LT said, this is not a new issue, and has been well demonstrated by Tesla, B787, et.al. real world examples by the score.
LION batteries are considered HAZMAT in the transportation industry!
https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/lithiumbatteries
LION batteries are considered HAZMAT in the transportation industry!
https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/lithiumbatteries
Good point
What is ORM-D material?
Other Regulated Material
Did the right thing boss needs to either come up to speed or be replaced. Have had the same trouble in a diffrent field.
And apparently no longer a thing,
https://www.fedex.com/content/dam/fedex/us-united-states/International/images/2021/RegNews_FXG_ORM-D_Ending_Notification.pdf
https://www.fedex.com/content/dam/fedex/us-united-states/International/images/2021/RegNews_FXG_ORM-D_Ending_Notification.pdf
You should know!
