Preliminary Agenda Posted Online

The National Transportation Safety Board announced that its upcoming forum, “Lithium Ion Batteries in Transportation,” will be held on April 11-12. The NTSB also released a preliminary agenda for the event.

The NTSB announced on March 7 (when it released its interim factual report on the Jan. 7 Japan Airlines Boeing 787 battery fire investigation) that it would be holding a forum to better understand how lithium ion batteries are used across transportation modes.

The forum will focus on three areas: 1) the design, development and performance of lithium ion batteries; 2) regulations and standards related to manufacturing, use and transport of the batteries; and 3) the application and safety aspects of lithium battery technology in various transportation modes.

A preliminary agenda is available online. Additional details about the forum, including a list of panelists, will be provided in the coming weeks.

The forum will be held at the NTSB Conference Center and Board Room in downtown Washington at 429 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20594, and is free and open to all. No registration is required.

FMI: www.ntsb.gov