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Safe and Compliant Transportation of Lithium Batteries for IT Professionals – Ground Transportation (2022) (Course)

Course Title
Safe and Compliant Transportation of Lithium Batteries for IT Professionals – Ground Transportation (2022)

Course Description
This course is intended for Information Technology (IT) professionals responsible for the classification, preparing and shipping excepted lithium batteries by ground (road or rail) using the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) and the United States Postal Service Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable mail standards. It has been designed to provide adequate instruction on the conditions and limitations for shipment of smaller lithium batteries by ground transport. This training does not fulfill the training requirements for offering fully-regulated hazardous materials.

Learning Objectives
- Navigating the Hazmat Table and packaging section § 173.185 of 49 CFR and US Postal Service Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable mail standards
- Determine classification/identification of lithium batteries
- Selection of packaging
- Marking and labeling requirements
- Preparing or validating documentation requirements for safe the transportation of lithium batteries by ground

Target Audience
IT professionals that build, test, install, repair, and maintain hardware and software, prepare and offer for transport shipments of laptops, tablets, cell phones and other electronic devices containing small lithium batteries by ground to, from or within the US.

Topics (list of modules)
- Classification of lithium batteries
- Lithium battery test summary requirements
- Packaging, marking, labelling requirements
- Documentation requirements
- Includes small and medium battery exceptions

Regulatory Texts & References Required
• 49 CFR Regulations (October 1, 2021) - free download or book available for purchase
• US Postal Service Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable mail standards – free download

Recommended Resources
• - DOT Chart 17 - free download
• - Emergency Response Guidebook 2020 - free download

Pre-requisites -
- None

Course Features:
• - Run Time: 30 minutes
• - Language: English
• - Includes final assessment to validate student’s understanding of material
• - Training certificate will be issued upon successful completion of course

Keywords: Lithium Batteries, Excepted Lithium Batteries, it, IT Professionals