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About Li-CAT Certification The Lithium
Battery Certification Air Transport Programme (Li-CAT) seeks to safeguard the
world’s vibrant aviation industry from Li-battery potential threats, at the same
time maintaining the economic potential of the industry. The programme
develops and adopts measures that enhance safety with minimal hassle for
honest and responsible stakeholders in the supply chain. To cater for
different entities of the industries regarding to their types and sources of
lithium batteries under this certification programme, the Supply Chain
Security Association will grant Li-CAT certification to companies in two
tiers: Tier I: For supply
chain entities that handles Section II of PI965-PI970 Li-battery/cell
according to IATA DGR; Applicable Entities The programme aims to raise safety standards along the supply
chain. Therefore entities within the supply chain should be all eligible to
participate in the program. To ensure a smooth and comprehensive
establishment of the programme, a progressive approach is adopted. In the first phase of the programme, forwarders and
shippers in Hong Kong are included by the programme. As they are the
bridge between the manufacturer and the operator, enforcing regulatory
programme at this position can help the progressively adopting the programme
towards the manufacturing source in a proactive manner. Benefits By establishing
a trust-based compliance programme, honest and responsible stakeholders would
be well recognized by the authorities and other entities in the supply chain.
The following are the potential benefits for acquiring Li-CAT: ·
Inspections exemption ·
Minimize incident liability to your company ·
Front of the line privileges ·
Business continuity ·
Maintain business relationship ·
Obtain new customers ·
Increase competitiveness ·
Minimize the probability of a disruption to your
supply chain ·
Protection of your brand image Certification Criteria The
applicant is required to comply with the following certification criteria to
come into consideration for the Li-CAT certificate: A.
Company
Profile (A1)
Management Responsibility (A2)
Staff
Training & Awareness (A3)
Lithium
Battery Air Shipment Statistics (A4)
Maintenance of Other Supply Chain Awards/Certification B.
Cargo
Handling & Processing Profile (B1)
Cargo Handling & Processing Involvement (B2) Warehouse
& Transportation Standard (B3)
Subcontractor
Management C.
Regulatory
Aspects (C1)
Standards of Procedures Performed (C2)
Business Partner Management (C3)
Establishment of Audit System (C4)
Incident Management and Reporting System
(C5)
Dangerous Goods Specific Standard (Tier
II Only) Four-Steps Certification Process
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