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U.S. Hazardous Materials Regulations (January 2008)

49 CFR § 173.185 Lithium batteries and cells

(a) Cells and batteries. A lithium cell or battery, including a lithium polymer cell or battery and a lithium-ion cell or battery, must conform to all of the following requirements:

(1) Be of a type proven to meet the requirements of each test in the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria (IBR; see Sec. 171.7 of this subchapter). A cell or battery and equipment containing a cell or battery that was first transported prior to January 1, 2006 and is of a type proven to meet the criteria of Class 9 by testing in accordance with the tests in the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, Third Revised Edition, 1999, need not be retested.

  See 49CFR 173.185 for further information.

UN Battery Standard

UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part III, Sub-Section 38.3 Lithium Batteries 

Also know as:  ST-SG-AC10-27a2e

The regulations that govern the transport of primary (non-rechargeable) lithium (metal) and rechargeable lithium ion (including polymer) cells and batteries include the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Technical Instructions and corresponding International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations, and the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code. In addition, lithium and lithium ion cells and batteries are regulated in the U.S. in accordance with Part 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, (49 CFR Sections 100-185) of the U.S. Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). Section 173.185 and the Special Provisions contained in Section 172.102 provide information on the exceptions and packaging for shipping based on details of weights, tests and classifications. The hazardous materials table in Section 172.101 also provides related shipping information. The Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, which is within the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), is responsible for writing the U.S. regulations that govern the transportation of hazardous materials (also known as dangerous goods) by air, rail, highway and water and drafting the regulations that govern such materials. These regulations are based on the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations and UN Manual of Tests and Criteria. 

Thermal: Maximum size is 12" by 12" by 10" 

SHOCK: We can handle a priduct up to 50lbs(22kg) and deliver a shock of 3000g. We normally deliver shock in the range of 1 to 150g and with a half-sine wave impulse.

Half sine wave is the normal waveform for shock test having to do with batteries. The railroad industry also seems to use half sine.

VIBRATION: We can handle a product up to 15 lbs.(6.8kg) and deliverup to 10g of force. This is approximately 650 N of force. 

For battery testing this would be approximately up to about 15 lbs. (6.8kg) of batteries.