§2.43.1 Lithium Cells and Batteries

2.43.1 (1) A person must not handle, offer for transport or transport lithium cells and batteries under any of the following shipping names unless the cells and batteries meet the conditions set out in subsection (2):

(a) UN3090, LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES;

(b) UN3091, LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES CONTAINED IN EQUIPMENT or LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES PACKED WITH EQUIPMENT;

(c) UN3480, LITHIUM ION BATTERIES; or

(d) UN3481, LITHIUM ION BATTERIES CONTAINED IN EQUIPMENT or LITHIUM ION BATTERIES PACKED WITH EQUIPMENT.

(2) The conditions are as follows:

(a) the cell or battery type passes each test set out in subsection 38.3 of Part III of the Manual of Tests and Criteria;

(b) each cell or battery has a safety venting device or is designed to prevent a violent rupture under normal conditions of transport;

(c) each cell or battery is equipped to prevent external short circuits; and

(d) each battery containing cells or a series of cells connected in parallel is equipped with diodes, fuses or other devices that prevent dangerous reverse current flow.

SOR/2014-306, s. 24; SOR/2017-137, s. 26