SUMMARY:RSPA has become aware of several incidents that recently occurred where heat generated by batteries or devices that contain batteries have caused smoke and/or the initiation of a fire while the device or article was being transported in commerce. This suggests that some persons engaged in the offering of batteries and such devices for transportation may not be fully aware of the requirements and prohibitions of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) applicable to such devices. This advisory guidance is to remind anyone offering for transportation or transporting such devices that electrical storage devices or articles that contain batteries are forbidden from transportation unless properly packaged as to be protected from such an occurrence.
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