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Americase and Shmuel De-Leon Energy are Presenting Their Navigating Battery Safety, Regulations & Innovation Symposium in November 2024
Waxahachie, TX – October 28, 2024 – As November rapidly approaches, Americase and Shmuel De-Leon Energy Ltd. emphasize the importance of registering now for the highly anticipated Navigating Battery Safety, Regulations & Innovation Symposium, scheduled for November 18-19, 2024. This essential two-day event, hosted at Americase’s Waxahachie facility near Dallas, will equip attendees with critical…
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Americase to Host SAE G-27 Lithium Battery Packaging Performance Committee Meeting November 2024
Waxahachie, Texas – October 16, 2024 – Americase, a leading manufacturer of protective containers for hazmat and high value goods, is proud to announce that it will host the upcoming SAE G-27 Lithium Battery Packaging Performance Committee meeting November 12-15, 2024. The meeting will be held at the Americase facility in Waxahachie, Texas, bringing together…
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What Happens When Close Trading Partners and Bosom Buddies Update Their GHS Classifications but Have Misaligned Transition Periods?
Article Summary The U.S. and Canada have both updated their hazard communication rules to align with Revision 7 and certain provisions of Revision 8 of the UN GHS, but they took different paths and set misaligned transition periods. Under a 2013 MOU between U.S. OSHA and Canada’s Health Department, the Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) Workplace…
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What is a Lithium-Ion Recall, and What Do Companies Need to Consider When Facing One?
Article Summary Lithium-ion batteries power everything from smartphones to electric vehicles, and when a defect surfaces, a recall becomes the only way to protect consumers — but managing one requires navigating safety, regulatory compliance, logistics, and public relations all at once. This article breaks down what a lithium-ion recall actually involves, grounded in a 2016…
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Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods Industry Acronyms & Definitions
Article Summary Hazardous materials and dangerous goods compliance runs on acronyms, and this downloadable reference guide collects 29 of the most common ones into a single glossary spanning the regulatory bodies, standards, and industry organizations that shape lithium battery and hazmat transport. It covers the UN framework (ADR, UN Model Regulations, the UN Informal Working…
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How to Get Custom Packaging for Lithium-Ion Batteries Certified
Article Summary Getting custom lithium-ion battery packaging certified means designing to a stack of overlapping regulations — IATA’s Dangerous Goods Regulations for air transport, the IMDG Code for sea, DOT’s Hazardous Materials Regulations for the U.S., and the UN Model Regulations that tie them all together — and then proving the packaging actually performs. This…
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A Look Inside 3 Committees Leading the Charge in Lithium Battery Storage and Transportation Regulations
Article Summary Lithium-ion batteries power everything from cellphones to EVs, and their strong safety record depends on painstaking, ongoing standards-setting work carried out by industry and international bodies. This article looks inside three committees currently shaping that work: SAE International’s G-27 Committee, which is developing a minimum performance standard for safely shipping lithium batteries by…
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Americase to Lead Training on Multimodal Battery Packaging at COSTHA 2024 Annual Forum & Expo
Course will delve into types of packaging to be used for safe transport of li-ion batteries as required by 49 CFR, ICAO / IATA, IMDG Code Waxahachie, TX – April 18, 2024 – Americase, a leading manufacturer of protective containers for hazmat and high value goods, announces its exclusive training session on lithium battery packaging…
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The Basics of Safe Storage and Handling for Oxygen Cylinders
Article Summary Have you ever noticed those tall metal gas cylinders that seem to be everywhere? More often than not, they’re oxygen cylinders, and their safe storage and handling is of paramount importance to human health and safety. You’ve probably noticed them when you’re driving down the freeway, even if you’re not in an industry…
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HazMat Packaging Requirements and the Process Behind Shipping Dangerous Goods
Article Summary Hazardous materials (HazMat) are substances that pose a risk to health, property, or the environment during transport, and this article walks through what that classification means and what it takes to package and ship these goods compliantly. Per DOT standards, hazardous materials are those that “can pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety,…
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Americase and Shmuel De-Leon Energy Host 2nd Seminar on Li-Ion Battery Safety, Transportation, Storage and Regulations February 2024
Two-day interactive event will present the latest in battery safety, industry knowledge, and regulatory trends, feature live demonstrations of battery fire containment, and offer a DOT certification course Waxahachie, TX – January 23, 2024 – Americase is excited to announce the return of their Battery Safety, Storage, and Transportation Seminar on February 22-23, 2024, in…
