IATA releases guide for safely transporting lithium batteries

http://atwonline.com/safety/iata-releases-guide-safely-transporting-lithium-batteries

Lithium batteries are suspected to have played a role in three commercial freighter aircraft fires between 2006 and 2011, and the ongoing concern about transporting the batteries by air has led IATA to issue a 56-page guide to mitigating the risks.