I wonder if the package was handled 4x as careful...


Andreas

 

Airbags are Hazmat and need to be shipped as such.

http://www.fedex.com/us/service-guid...e_Max_Liabilit

Read all the fine print when you prepare a regular shipping. You confirm that it is "not hazmat" and if something happens do not argue that you did not no. It is the shippers responsibility to properly declare items and I think this is perfectly fine because there are people that might be affected by this.

If you do not follow "the rule" be ready to take the consequences. This is not different from speeding and getting caught. Fedex has the best reputation for shipping airbags.

 

I don't know about 4x but I'd bet that every driver and handler that processed the package was aware of the risk. If there is a fire you'd want to know if you should get an extinguisher or run.

 

The tongue.

It was in the cheek.





Andreas

 

Are shocks haz mat?

 

No. They are only under pressure when installed in the car.

 

Thanks ilko appreciate that....

Cheers
M

 

I very much agree with Hoggel on the explosive/fire concerns. You don't have to go far to remember the ill fated ValueJet 592 in Florida

However, airbags do not produce any fires or even sparks as far as i know. Correct me if I'm wrong on this?

 

+1 Putting other people's lives at risk is not worth it.

I think that's basically right but it could potentially trigger a bunch of other problems depending upon what's packed around it.

 

It's not so much that the airbag can start a fire, it's what can happen to the airbag if it is in a fire. Leave it long enough in a fire and the pyrotechnic will detonate and the airbag can become a projectile.

In Europe airbags are shipped as UN class 9. So require some special precautions. I'm a bit out of date and not familiar with US regulations. I would imagine they just require special packaging and labeling.

pp

 

Arhh, ok PP, so if the plane is on fire with airbags on board there could be a problem............

 

just received two airbags (3-spoke and passenger side). One from Denver and one from LA... Both shipped UPS ground, with no special handling. Maybe i just got lucky that the trucks did not have an accident. But then again, the drivers would be even safer, since they had extra airbags with them ;-)