Regarding Lithium-Ion Battery Transportation - Hitachi DH 18DBL Handling Instructions Manual

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CAUTION
1. If liquid leaking from the battery gets into your eyes, do not rub your eyes and
wash them well with fresh clean water such as tap water and contact a doctor
immediately.
If left untreated, the liquid may cause eye-problems.
2. If liquid leaks onto your skin or clothes, wash well with clean water such as tap
water immediately.
There is a possibility that this can cause skin irritation.
3. If you fi nd rust, foul odor, overheating, discolor, deformation, and/or other
irregularities when using the battery for the fi rst time, do not use and return it to
your supplier or vendor.
WARNING
If an electrically conductive foreign object enters the
terminals of the lithium ion battery, a short-circuit may
occur resulting in the risk of fi re. Please observe the
following matters when storing the battery.
○ Do not place electrically conductive cuttings,
nails, steel wire, copper wire or other wire in the
storage case.
○ Either install the battery in the power tool or store
by securely pressing into the battery cover until
the ventilation holes are concealed to prevent
short-circuits (See Fig. 1).

REGARDING LITHIUM-ION BATTERY TRANSPORTATION

When transporting a lithium-ion battery, please observe the following precautions.
WARNING
Notify the transporting company that a package contains a lithium-ion battery, inform
the company of its power output and follow the instructions of the transportation
company when arranging transport.
○ Lithium-ion batteries that exceed a
power output of 100Wh are considered
to be in the freight classifi cation of
Dangerous Goods and will require
special application procedures.
○ For transportation abroad, you must
comply with international law and the
rules and regulations of the destination
country.
Ventilation holes
Battery
Power Output
Wh
2 to 3 digit number
30
Terminals
Battery cover
Fig. 1
Fig. 2