Re: Looking for UN number a gel cell battery

[Frank Olson <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

petem wrote:
> Ok I got in a argument with a road control officer about the fact that
> bringing back dead battery from our customer to the company site (which is
> in another city) could be considered as illegal transport of dangerous
> garbage
>
> (in fact he started it cause he could not find anything on the truck or on
> my case after pulling me out for no reason..)
> and since he didn't had the UN number of those battery he could not do a
> thing..
>
> now I was wondering if this number can be found somewhere and if any one
> would know about this?
>
> thanks
>
>


So...  This "road control officer" was going to nail you for
transporting a "dead battery".  What about your vehicle's battery??
It's far more dangerous than a sealed lead acid unit...  As for the "UN"
number...  It depends on what they decide to classify the battery as:

http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/erg2/en/2000/psn_b.htm