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September 30th, 2019 | Posted in General
PRBA along with its European counterpart (RECHARGE) have filed several proposals with the United Nations Subcommittee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods to amend the lithium battery packaging and testing requirements in the UN’s Model Regulations and Manual of Tests and Criteria. The proposals will be addressed at the Subcommittee’s meeting scheduled for December 2- 6, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland.
The proposals from PRBA and RECHARGE address the following issues:
Additional proposals on lithium batteries are expected from the U.S. Department of Transportation, United Kingdom, and European-based Intergovernmental Organization for International Carriage by Rail. All of the proposals are available on the UN Subcommittee’s website at: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc3/c32019.html
For more information, contact PRBA Executive Director George Kerchner at 202.719.4109 or [email protected].