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Pipeline and Haz. Matls. Safety Admin., DOT 

§ 172.102 

(iii) Ensuring exposed terminals or connec-

tors are protected with non-conductive 
caps, non-conductive tape, or by other 
appropriate means; and 

(3) Damage to terminals. If not impact re-

sistant, the outer packaging should not 
be used as the sole means of protecting 
the battery terminals from damage or 
short circuiting. Batteries must be se-
curely cushioned and packed to prevent 
shifting which could loosen terminal 
caps or reorient the terminals to produce 
short circuits. Batteries contained in de-
vices must be securely installed. Ter-
minal protection methods include but 
are not limited to the following: 

(i) Securely attaching covers of sufficient 

strength to protect the terminals; 

(ii) Packaging the battery in a rigid plastic 

packaging; or 

(iii) Constructing the battery with termi-

nals that are recessed or otherwise pro-
tected so that the terminals will not be 
subjected to damage if the package is 
dropped. 

(c) 

Additional air transport requirements. 

For 

a battery whose voltage (electrical po-
tential) exceeds 9 volts— 

(1) When contained in a device, the device 

must be packaged in a manner that pre-
vents unintentional activation or must 
have an independent means of preventing 
unintentional activation (

e.g., 

packaging 

restricts access to activation switch, 
switch caps or locks, recessed switches, 
trigger locks, temperature sensitive cir-
cuit breakers, 

etc.

); and 

(2) An indication of compliance with this 

special provision must be provided by 
marking each package with the words 
‘‘not restricted’’ or by including the 
words ‘‘not restricted’’ on a transport 
document such as an air waybill accom-
panying the shipment. 

(d) 

Used or spent battery exception. 

Used or 

spent dry batteries of both non-recharge-
able and rechargeable designs, with a 
marked rating up to 9-volt that are com-
bined in the same package and trans-
ported by highway or rail for recycling, 
reconditioning, or disposal are not sub-
ject to this special provision or any other 
requirement of the HMR. Note that bat-
teries utilizing different chemistries (

i.e., 

those battery chemistries specifically 
covered by another entry in the § 172.101 
Table) as well as dry batteries with a 
marked rating greater than 9-volt may 
not be combined with used or spent bat-
teries in the same package. Note also 
that this exception does not apply to bat-
teries that have been reconditioned for 
reuse. 

131

This material may not be offered for 

transportation unless approved by the As-
sociate Administrator. 

132

This entry may only be used for uni-

form, ammonium nitrate based fertilizer 
mixtures, containing nitrogen, phosphate 
or potash, meeting the following criteria: 
(1) Contains not more than 70% ammonium 
nitrate and not more than 0.4% total com-
bustible, organic material calculated as 
carbon or (2) Contains not more than 45% 
ammonium nitrate and unrestricted com-
bustible material. 

134

This entry only applies to vehicles pow-

ered by wet batteries, sodium batteries, 
lithium metal batteries or lithium ion bat-
teries and equipment powered by wet bat-
teries or sodium batteries that are trans-
ported with these batteries installed. 
a. For the purpose of this special provision, 

vehicles are self-propelled apparatus de-
signed to carry one or more persons or 
goods. Examples of such vehicles are 
electrically-powered cars, motorcycles, 
scooters, three- and four-wheeled vehi-
cles or motorcycles, trucks, locomotives, 
bicycles (pedal cycles with an electric 
motor) and other vehicles of this type 
(

e.g. 

self-balancing vehicles or vehicles 

not equipped with at least one seating 
position), lawn tractors, self-propelled 
farming and construction equipment, 
boats, aircraft, wheelchairs and other 
mobility aids. This includes vehicles 
transported in a packaging. In this case 
some parts of the vehicle may be de-
tached from its frame to fit into the 
packaging. 

b. Examples of equipment are lawnmowers, 

cleaning machines or model boats and 
model aircraft. Equipment powered by 
lithium metal batteries or lithium ion 
batteries must be consigned under the 
entries ‘‘Lithium metal batteries con-
tained in equipment’’ or ‘‘Lithium metal 
batteries packed with equipment’’ or 
‘‘Lithium ion batteries contained in 
equipment’’ or ‘‘Lithium ion batteries 
packed with equipment’’ as appropriate. 

c. Self-propelled vehicles or equipment 

that also contain an internal combustion 
engine must be consigned under the en-
tries ‘‘Engine, internal combustion, 
flammable gas powered’’ or ‘‘Engine, in-
ternal combustion, flammable liquid 
powered’’ or ‘‘Vehicle, flammable gas 
powered’’ or ‘‘Vehicle, flammable liquid 
powered,’’ as appropriate. These entries 
include hybrid electric vehicles powered 
by both an internal combustion engine 
and batteries. Additionally, self-pro-
pelled vehicles or equipment that con-
tain a fuel cell engine must be consigned 
under the entries ‘‘Engine, fuel cell, 
flammable gas powered’’ or ‘‘Engine, fuel 
cell, flammable liquid powered’’ or ‘‘Ve-
hicle, fuel cell, flammable gas powered’’ 
or ‘‘Vehicle, fuel cell, flammable liquid 
powered,’’ as appropriate. These entries 
include hybrid electric vehicles powered 

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