Omicron COMPANO 100, Getting Started

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Depending on the way of transportation, different rules apply.
1. Transport of COMPANO 100 by a person on land.
Craftsman exemption: The craftsman exemption is a special regulation in the ADR that allows
users of a device to ignore the requirements stated below at "
4. Shipment of COMPANO 100 on
land on page 14". This exemption becomes effective under the following preconditions:
• Battery and/or test set are transported by a company and their employees.
• The reason for the transportation is job-related; for example, the test set is used for tests or
measurements, brought for repair or maintenance, etc.
• As long as you do not transport more than 10 COMPANO 100 test sets at a time, the maximum
load of the dangerous good is not exceeded
• Check whether local regulations supplement the craftsman exemption, or suspend it as a whole
or in portions.
2. Transport of COMPANO 100 by a person on a plane.
• In its original case and as initially labeled with information stickers, the COMPANO 100 test set
complies with the IATA (International Air Transport Association) and the ADR (European
Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road) regulations.
The built-in battery is
UN 38.3 and UL certified.
• It is possible to either check in the test set, or to take it on board as carry-on luggage. However,
since the battery has more than 100 Wh but less than 160 Wh, the approval of the airline is
needed. No special labeling is required.
• Note that these regulations change frequently. Double-check the current status whenever
applicable, or, if in doubt, contact OMICRON's Technical Support (→ Support ).
• The signing the IATA Shipper's Declaration must be done by a person who is IATA DGR-
certified for category 1. That is a person either of the company that ships out the equipment, or
of the transportation company.
3. Shipment of COMPANO 100 on land.
• Shipping lithium-ion batteries on land by a car/truck underlies special regulations. Select a
qualified shipping company that is aware of those regulations and complies with it. The
shipping company must be a qualified
Dangerous Good carrier with an according permit. If in
doubt, contact OMICRON's Technical Support for shipment regulations (→ Support ).
• Make sure to comply with all requirements listed at General requirements when packing test
sets with built-in batteries below.
• Properly label the COMPANO 100 test set with a Dangerous Good Class 9 sticker combined
with the UN 3481 number (→ page 13 ).
4. Shipment of COMPANO 100 by plane:
• Shipping lithium-ion batteries by plane underlies special regulations. Make sure to select a
qualified shipping company that is aware of those regulations and complies with it. The shipping
company must be a qualified
Dangerous Good carrier with an according permit. If in doubt,
contact OMICRON's Technical Support for shipment regulations (→ Support ).
• Properly label the COMPANO 100 test set with a Dangerous Good Class 9 sticker combined with
the UN 3481 number (→ page 13 ).
• Ship the test set in the yellow COMPANO 100 case, or a likewise solid transportation box, only.
Getting Started with COMPANO 100
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