Course:SPPH381B/TermProject/Alkaline battery- Samin/Air transport

Introduction

Whether you are shipping a single battery, a palletized load of batteries, or a battery-powered device, the safety of your package, and of the people who handle it along the way, depends on compliance with certain regulations (The Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR))

While many types exist, not all batteries are subject to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Act and Regulations. For example, common household-type alkaline, nickel cadmium (NiCad), nickel metal hydride (NiMH), and silver-zinc batteries are not classified as dangerous goods. Although when batteries are shipped by air, there are more requirements or even some restrictions. For example, household type batteries must have the terminals protected from short-circuiting. Batteries must be securely packed to prevent dangerous evolution of heat, damage to the terminals, and short circuits - by any of the following methods:

• Fully enclosing each battery or device in inner packagings;
• Separating batteries to prevent contact; or
• Covering exposed terminals with protective caps.

When transporting batteries by air with an electrical potential greater than 9 Volts, the batteries must be packaged in a device containing the battery in a way that restricts access to activation switch, install a switch cap or lock, determine that the device has a sufficiently recessed switch, or use other suitable methods to prevent accidental activation of a device. Marking each package “non restricted” or providing a transport document with the words “non restricted” entered on it plays an important role as wellref>S. (n.d.). SHIPPING BATTERIES SAFELY BY AIR. Retrieved from https://phmsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/PHMSA/DownloadableFiles/Files/SafeTravel/PHMSA_battery_guide.pdf</ref>.

List of hazards

Physical hazards

1. Airplane crash

Chemical hazards

1. Short-circuits (which can lead to fire)

2. Leaks of corrosive liquid or other material that can injure people or damage property (like zinc, manganese dioxide and potassium hydroxide)