The USPS will be harmonizing their Publication 52 to align with the Hazardous Materials Regulations. This is actually a pretty big step, in the past, the USPS has been resistant in aligning its DG regs with the existing HMR.
Some of the highlights from the Federal Register are:
- Use of terminology describing lithium content with watt-hours for lithium-ion cells and batteries;
- Adoption of separate shipping descriptions for lithium metal batteries and lithium-ion batteries;
- New requirements for the transport of small lithium cells and batteries contained in equipment; and
- New marking requirements and options for lithium batteries installed in equipment packaged with equipment and shipped without equipment.
The changes are planned to take effect on 02 March 2015.
There is a lot of good info in this bulletin. If you move Mailable hazmat, you will want to take a look!
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