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5 Keys to Shipping Lithium Batteries 

Shipping a lithium battery can be a complex, overwhelming talk. The rules are dense, confusing, and always changing. Even experienced hazmat shippers can easily get lost in the maze of the lithium battery regulations.

The five keys to shipping lithium batteries in this guide are essential to determine how (and how strictly) your battery shipment will be regulated, and which requirements to follow to avoid rejected shipments, incidents in transit, and/or penalties for noncompliance with US or international rules.

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Teresa Arellanes

EHS Manager

The exercises in the DOT hazardous materials management course are especially helpful in evaluating your understanding of course information.

Morgan Bliss

Principal Industrial Hygienist

The instructor was very engaging and helped less experienced people understand the concepts.

Steve Gall

Safety Leader

More thorough than a class I attended last year through another company.

Troy Yonkers

HSES Representative

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John Brown, CSP

Director of Safety & Env Affairs

My experience with Lion training, both online and in the classroom, is that they are far better organized and provide a better sequential explanation of the material.

Robert Roose

Manager, Dangerous Goods Transportation

Given the choice, I would do all coursework this way. In-person courses go very fast without the opportunity to pause or repeat anything.

Ellen Pelton

Chemical Laboratory Manager

I love that the instructor emphasized the thought process behind the regs.

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Corporate Product Stewardship Specialist

The instructor was very knowledgeable and provided pertinent information above and beyond the questions that were asked.

Johnny Barton

Logistics Coordinator

I attended training from another provider and learned absolutely nothing. Lion is much better. Hands down.

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Environmental Specialist

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