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Safety Data Sheet for Nickel Metal Hydride Battery
Document Number: RRS0541 Revision: 19 Date of prepared: 16 April 2015
Remark: “N.A.” is indicated if not applicable.
Section XIV – Transport Information
Regulatory Body
Special Provisions
ADR
295 – 304, 598
IMO
UN 3496 SP117 and SP963
UN
UN 3496
US DOT
49 CFR 172, 102 Provision 130
IATA
A199
Form of
Transportation
UN No.
UN Proper
Shipping Name
Transport
Hazard Class
Packing
Group
Number
Environmental
Hazards
Guidance
Transport in
bulk
Special
Precaution
Sea
3496
BATTERIES,
NICKEL-METAL
HYDRIDE
9
-
No
According to
ANNEX II of
MARPOL
73/78 and the
IBC Code
SP117 &
SP963
a) In general, all batteries in all forms of transportation (ground, air, or ocean) must be packaged in a safe and
responsible manner. Regulatory concerns from all agencies for safe packaging require that batteries be packaged
in a manner that prevents short circuits and be contained in “strong outer packaging” that prevents spillage of
contents. All original packaging for GP nickel metal hydride batteries has been designed to be compliant with these
regulatory concerns.
GP nickel metal hydride batteries (sometimes referred to as “Dry cell” batteries) are not defined as dangerous
goods under the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations 56
th
edition 2015, ICAO Technical Instructions and the U.S.
hazardous materials regulations (49 CFR). These batteries are not subject to the dangerous goods regulations as
they are compliant with the requirements contained in the following special provisions.