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Compliance Quiz: Transport Regulations for Battery-Powered Cold Chain Devices

1. Devices used to monitor temperature, humidity, shock and other parameters that may impact sensitive materials during transport are regulated as “dangerous goods” and “hazardous materials” because of the risks – both chemical and electrical – posed by the batteries they contain. Of the organizations listed below, which does NOT publish regulatory and guidance information on transporting batteries and battery-powered devices?
2. What organization provides technical instructions for transport of dangerous materials by air, specifically packing instructions 965, 966, 967, 968, 969 and 970, which state the requirements for various types of lithium batteries used in monitoring devices? (Hint: They have a Dangerous Goods Panel)
3. The ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) publishes procedures and packing instructions for devices that use lithium ion and lithium metal cell batteries. Respectively, lithium ion and lithium metal cell batteries are defined as:
4. As of January 1, 2013, one change to be incorporated into the 54th edition of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Dangerous Goods instructions for lithium batteries states a package limit as: “Lithium ion cells with a Watt-hour rating more than 2.7 Wh, but not more than 20 Wh” [may be included to a limit of] “8 cells per package.” How do you determine a battery’s Watt-hour rating?
5. The IATA's Section II of Packing Instruction (PI) 970 addresses lithium batteries contained in equipment and applies to all monitoring devices powered by lithium batteries. Such equipment may be used in air cargo or passenger transport under the following conditions: IF the lithium metal cell has lithium content of ____ g or less, Or for batteries with aggregate lithium content of ____ g or less. And each cell/battery is of the type proven to meet the requirements of each test in the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part III, subsection 38.3.
6. To find provisions for the size and lithium content of cells and batteries, you would look at the:
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