1. Association Update NEMA - USA
Presentation to the19th Trilateral Battery Working Group Meeting
NEMA Dry Battery Section
October 2016

2. Agenda Principal Areas of Focus Status of NEMA Dry Battery Section
Primary Battery Recycling
Li-Coin Cell Ingestion
Battery Transport Regulations
Ongoing Standards Committee Activities
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3. NEMA Dry Battery Section 2016
Chairman: Marcus Boolish, Energizer
Vice Chair: Charles Monahan, Panasonic
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4. Primary Battery Recycling
Corporation for Battery Responsibility
Incorporated November 2011
Members: Energizer, Duracell, Panasonic
Managed six “Foundation Programs” across the US
State Battery Recycling Legislation
One new law in 2016 (CA)
Landscape has changed
Likelihood of additional
laws declined since
2015
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5. Li Coin Cell Ingestion Latest data . . . . .
NEMA continues to fund
the National Capital Poison
Center
Reached consensus with US Consumer Product Safety Commission on warning label standard
Latest data
Frequency of severe cases resulting from battery ingestion is
“at best stable and shows no sign of a decline.”
“The high frequency of severe cases persists and is attributable
to the 20 mm diameter lithium cells”
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6. Li Battery Transport Regulations
Dry Cell, NiCad, or Ni Metal Hydride batteries
No Change in regulatory requirements
Li Ion and Li Metal batteries
Rules for these batteries continue to evolve
Cargo bans now in place
Labeling requirements coming
Details later
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7. Standards Committee Activities
National Activity
NEMA holds the secretariat for ANSI-C18 Committee on Portable Cells & Batteries
International Activity - IEC
Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to Technical Committee 35 (Primary Cells & Batteries)
TAG to Subcommittee 21A (Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes)
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8. Thanks for your attention!
Contact
Mark A. Kohorst
(fax)
NEMA
Suite 1752
1300 North 17th Street
Rosslyn, Va
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