Are You Shipping Hazmat? Also, Bonus Video on Shipping Lithium Batteries
September 7, 2022 Leave a comment
Aircraft parts are full of hazmat:
- Batteries;
- Squibs;
- Self-inflating emergency equipment;
- Compressed gas tanks;
- Passenger service units with oxygen generators;
- Residual fuel in a component (even if it is just a small amount);
These are just a few examples of the sort of hazmats that aircraft parts distributors see every day. I have received calls from ASA members whose business models did not involve hazmats; but then they received an air carrier inventory with “extra items.” Extra items that included hazmats.
If you receive unwanted or unexpected hazmat from a business partner, you cannot simply return it without thought. You need to make sure that even a return shipment meets the requirements of the hazmat rules. Civil penalties for getting this wrong can easily exceed $100,000. This means that you need to have trained personnel to identify hazmats, and you need to have trained personnel to classify, package, label and ship the package to wherever it needs to go (the training is required and defined by regulation).
Our next hazmat training class is scheduled for October 4-5, 2022. ASA members get a discount and there is also an additional early registration discount. The deadline for the early registration discount is September 13, 2022.
Our training is offered as a live, online class. You can take the class from the comfort of your desk without any travel. Because it is a live class, we can answer your questions in real-time to make sure you are getting everything you need from the class.
Lithium Batteries
If you are shipping lithium batteries, then you may want to check out our free video on shipping lithium batteries. This video is posted on Youtube.
Make sure you are watching the video for the correct year! We started posting these videos in 2021 and each year we post an updated video reflecting the changing rules surrounding lithium battery shipments. The year is part of the title.
Also please note that the training video is meant to be a supplement to our training class. It is a useful guide for shipping lithium batteries but it is not stand-alone training and it does not take the place of training that meets all of the regulatory requirements.
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