MSDS
Material
Safety Data Sheet
LITHIUM BATTERY
MSDS No.:AJT110930006E
Issue date: 2011-09-30 Page 6 of 6
Proper Shipping Name: Lithium batteries, UN 3090
Air transport (ICAO-IATA/DGR):
Class: 9
UN-No.: 3090
Packing group: II
Proper Shipping Name: Lithium batteries, UN 3090
15. REGULATORY INFORMATION
The transport of lithium-ion batteries is regulated by various bodies (IATA, IMO, ADR, US- DOT) that follow the
United Nations “Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Model Regulations, 13th Revised edition –
2003 – Ref. STSG/AC.10/1 Rev. 13”.
Depending on their lithium metal equivalent weight content, design, and ability to pass safety tests defined by the UN
in the “Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods – Manual of Tests and Criteria – 3rd Revised edition
– 2002 – Ref. Ref. STSG/AC.10/11 Rev. 3 Amendment 1 <<Lithium Batteries>>”, the lithium-ion cells and the
battery packs may or may not be assigned to the UN Nº 3090 Class-9, that is restricted for transport.
Individual lithium-ion cells and battery packs with respectively less than 1.5 and 8 grams of equivalent Lithium metal
content that pass the UN-defined safety tests, are not restricted for transport (1.0 Ah of declared nominal capacity =
0.3 gram of Li equivalent weight content).
16. OTHER INFORMATION
Risk phrases in section 3:
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Issue Date: 2011-9-30
This information and these recommendations are offered in good faith and believed to be correct as of the date hereof.
Information and recommendations are supplied upon the condition that the recipients will make their own decision as
to safety and suitability for their purposes. No representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, of
merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or of any other nature, are made with respect to the product or the
information and recommendations. We make no representation as to completeness or accuracy. In no event we shall
be responsible for damages of any nature whatsoever resulting from the use or reliance upon the information and
recommendations.
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