Canada Road & Rail Transport - Class 9 Lithium Cells & Batteries

With certain exceptions, a person must not handle, offer for transport, or transport lithium cells and batteries under any of the following shipping names:

• UN3090, Lithium Metal Batteries
• UN3091, Lithium Metal Batteries Contained in Equipment or Lithium Metal Batteries Packed with Equipment
• UN3480, Lithium Ion Batteries
• UN3481, Lithium Ion Batteries Contained in Equipment or Lithium Ion Batteries Packed with Equipment

Lithium cells and batteries may be handled, offered for transport, or transported under the foregoing shipping names if, and only if, they meet the following conditions:

• The cell or battery type passes each test set out in Part III, Subsection 38.3, of the Manual of Tests and Criteria.
• Each cell or battery has a safety venting device or is designed to prevent a violent rupture under normal conditions of transport.
• Each cell or battery is equipped to prevent external short circuits.
• Each battery containing cells or a series of cells connected in parallel is equipped with diodes, fuses, or other devices that prevent reverse current flow.

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