An overview of Federal Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) legislation their application to the shipping of new, used and waste lead-acid batteries.  


The course is intended for Employees and Customers that prepare and receive shipments of lead-acid batteries in Canada.


Employees and customers that successfully complete the course will receive their TDG Certification for Lead-Acid Batteries from the Canadian Battery Association.  


Please remember that your employer will need to sign your certificate once you pass the test at the end of the course.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome and Instructions

    • Welcome To Class 9 TDG Certification for Employees
  • 2

    Class 9 TDG Certification

    • Class 9 TDG Certification Module

    • Li-ion TDG Reference Manual and Training Slides
  • 3

    Li-ion Battery Definitions

    • Li-ion Battery Definitions and Jargon
  • 4

    Lead and Li-ion Batteries - TDG Similarities and Difference

    • TDG Similarities with Lead Batteries

    • TDG Differences with Lead Batteries

    • Li-ion Batteries and Thermal Runaway

    • Factors Affecting Li-ion Transportation

    • The State of Li-ion Batteries

    • Damaged Li-ion Batteries
  • 5

    TDG Authorizations for Li-ion Batteries

    • Damaged/Defective/Recalled (DDR) Li-ion Batteries

    • CBA Li-ion Authorizations
  • 6

    Types of Means of Containment for Li-ion Batteries

    • 20L Plastic Pale (PP)

    • Battery Box (BB)

    • 1A2 Drum (DM) - 30 or 50 USG

    • P908 Drum - Recyclable Li-ion Batteries

    • P908 Drum - DD Li-ion Batteries

    • Pallets

    • Summary Table of Transportation Requirements
  • 7

    Class 9 Summary and Test

    • Transportation Summary

    • Survey

    • TDG Test and Your TDG Certificate.pdf

    • TDG Test - Retake test till you get 90%