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Fullriverbatteriesaresealedlead-acidbatteriesmadewithAbsorbantGlassMat
(AGM)technology.Theelectrolyteisabsoredintotheberglassseparatormaterial
ratherthaninafree-owingliquidform.
Fullriver batteries are non-spillable electric storage batteries. They are exempt from
therequirementsofDOT’shazardousmaterialsregulationssincetheyadheretothe
requirementsofcode49CFRSection173.159(D),whichstates:
A non-spillable, wet, electric storage battery is exempt from all other
requirements of this subchapter under the following conditions:
• The battery must be protected against short circuits and securely packaged
• The battery and outer packaging must be plainly and durably marked “NON-
SPILLABLE” or “NON-SPILLABLE BATTERY“
• The battery must be capable of withstanding the Vibration and Pressure
Dierential test specied in 49 CFR 173.159(d)(3)(i) and 49 CFR 173.159(d)(3)(ii);
and
• At a temperature of 131°F (55°C), the battery must not contain an unabsorbed,
free-owing liquid, and must be designed so that elecrolyte will not ow from a
ruptured or cracked case.
Fullriverbatteriesareprotectedagainstshortcircuitsandaresecurelypackaged.
Boththebatteriesandtheouterpackagingareclearlymarked“NON-SPILLABLE“.
Fullriverbatteriesweretestedbyathirdpartylabanddetermindedtobein
compliancewithDOTregulationsasstatedincode49CFRSection173.159(D).
SinceFullriverbatteriesmeetalltherequirements,theyareconsiderednon-
hazardousandthereforedonotrequireaUNnumberoradditionalDOThazardous
material labeling.
This notice is to clarify to shippers and transporters that our batteries
are packaged and marked in accordance to 49 CFR 173.159(D) and are
determined to be in compliance with DOT HMR49 Non-Hazardous Materials,
and the Internaitonal Air Transportation Association (IATA), Special
Provisions S.P. A67 & A48.
Therefore, Fullriver batteries are not restriced for shipment by air or any
other mans of transporation and are exempt from the hazardous material
category.