HM-215M & 215L For Lithium Batteries
Safe Packaging Matters: HM–215M & 215L for Lithium Batteries by Lonnie Jaycox, Packaging Engineer, HAZPlus® In HM-215L, PHMSA has incorporated by reference (IBR) the provisions for air transportation of Lithium Batteries by aircraft into the HMR with the new editions of the international air regulations: ICAO TI (and by extension…
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Frequenty Asked Questions by Lonnie Jaycox, Packaging Engineer, HAZPlus® As a rule, what are the most common sizes, types and shapes of plastic bottles used in the Chemical industry? As a general consideration of size, we are finding that metric capacities are becoming more common as international commerce grows. Bottles…
READ MOREDangerous Goods by Air
A Package Designer’s Observations about Docket HM-231A Background of HM-231A This rulemaking started with a public meeting (June 2007) to discuss the issue of combination packages leaking liquid hazardous materials in air shipments. The concern was based on incident data that was gathered over the previous decade, and analyzed and…
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In the November, 2010 issue of Safe Packaging Matters, we communicated that extensive change to all facets of Limited Quantity and air shipments were coming in the 1st quarter 2011. The first step in this process came in the form of a rulemaking [HM‐215K] intended to harmonize the CFR 49…
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