{"id":105541,"date":"2016-09-22T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/?p=105541"},"modified":"2016-09-22T14:59:34","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T18:59:34","slug":"lscc-looks-to-ensure-sports-productions-avoid-issues-related-to-battery-bans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/2016\/09\/22\/lscc-looks-to-ensure-sports-productions-avoid-issues-related-to-battery-bans\/","title":{"rendered":"LSCC Looks To Ensure Sports Productions Avoid Issues Related to Battery Bans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lithium batteries on airplanes is an issue that has gained increasing attention this past year. When Congress and regulators started on the issue, their conversations were mostly limited to the passenger-cargo hold, where broadcast and production-related equipment is stowed during shipment. But\u00a0the recent release of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, the battery recall, and safety concerns have put the issue front and center in Washington and beyond.<\/p>\n

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Samsung batteries on the new 7 Note are causing all lithium batteries to be under more scrutiny.<\/p><\/div>\n

Samsung\u2019s efforts to recall the phones have not prevented airlines from taking precautions to keep passengers safe by either banning the device altogether or making passengers who carry the Note 7 shut them off entirely while on the plane. Anyone flying in recent weeks most likely heard explicit warnings from the flight attendant to \u201cplease turn off your Samsung Galaxy device prior to pushback from the gate.\u201d<\/p>\n

With increasing mainstream news coverage of the Samsung fiasco \u2014 and most media outlets directly blaming lithium batteries\u00a0\u2013 there is little doubt that public attitudes toward shipping these batteries on passenger planes will soon change. And, when public opinions change, policy and lawmakers\u2019 opinions change. Inflated public reaction generally leads to unsound policy\u00a0by\u00a0both Congress and the overactive regulatory regime \u2014 and this industry does not want to see batteries banned on airplanes.<\/p>\n

That is one of the reasons SVG has become involved with the Logistics Supply Chain Coalition, of which I am the executive director. If you\u00a0want to make sure that\u00a0your business practices are safe from\u00a0knee-jerk regulation that could impact\u00a0your logistics channels, I encourage you to contact me to figure out how we can continue to expand the presence of the sports-production community in Washington, DC. We need to let Congress know that this industry responsibly follows safety regulations and that it should not be punished for others\u2019 mistakes.\u00a0Now is the time for the industry to come together.<\/p>\n

For more information on how to get involved, please contact me\u00a0at jvoyles@hbwresources.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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