What is UN38.3 certification

UN38.3 refers to paragraph 38.3 of the "United Nations Manual of Dangerous Goods Transport Tests and Standards" specially formulated by the United Nations for the transportation of dangerous goods, which requires that lithium batteries must pass high simulation, high and low temperature cycles, Only vibration test, shock test, 55℃ external short circuit, impact test, overcharge test, and forced discharge test can ensure the safety of lithium battery transportation. If the lithium battery and the equipment are not installed together, and each package contains more than 24 battery cells or 12 batteries, it must pass the 1.2-meter free drop test. The commonly referred to as UN38.3 certification actually means that the lithium battery has passed the UN38.3 test report and applied for the 13 certification companies authorized by the Civil Aviation Administration to issue aviation safety certification. Therefore, UN38.3 certification usually includes: UN38.3 report and aviation safety appraisal.

What is MSDS

MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) is a chemical safety specification, which can also be translated into a chemical safety technical specification or a chemical safety data sheet. It is used by chemical manufacturers and importers to clarify the physical and chemical properties of chemicals (such as PH value, flash point, flammability, reactivity, etc.) and possible harm to the user's health (such as carcinogenesis, teratogenicity, etc.) One document. In European countries, MSDS is also known as SDS (Safety Data sheet). The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 11014 uses SDS terminology, but the United States, Canada, Australia and many countries in Asia use MSDS terminology.

The difference between UN38.3 certification and MSDS

UN38.3 is the test standard. The full name is in Section 38.3 of the "United Nations Dangerous Goods Transport Test and Standards Manual" specially formulated by the United Nations for the transportation of dangerous goods, which requires that lithium batteries must pass high simulation, high and low temperature cycles, vibration tests, and shock tests before transportation. , 55°C external short circuit, impact test, overcharge test, forced discharge test can ensure the safety of lithium battery transportation. If the lithium battery and the equipment are not installed together, and each package of the group contains more than 24 battery cells or 12 batteries, it must pass the 1.2-meter free drop test.

MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) is a chemical safety data sheet, which can be translated into a chemical safety data sheet or a chemical safety data sheet. It is used by chemical manufacturers and importers to clarify the physical and chemical properties of chemicals (such as PH value, flash point, flammability, reactivity, etc.) and possible harm to the health of users (such as carcinogenic, teratogenic, etc.) Documents.

Regardless of whether the lithium battery is shipped by sea or by air, a UN38.3 report and MSDS are required. It should be noted that UN38.3 needs to be tested by a designated qualified third-party testing company. The MSDS can be handed over to a third party for testing, or can be issued by the factory.

Usually when many people do battery testing, they confuse UN38.3 and MSDS or think that they are the same certification, which has a great impact on the testing. MSDS is a chemical safety technical specification, a document for the composition and emergency treatment of lithium batteries, and UN38.3 is a safety test for lithium batteries. Because lithium batteries are shipped by air, it is often required to provide UN38.3 and MSDS together, so many people mistakenly think that UN38.3 is MSDS.

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