Safe travel: Thailand emphasizes the importance of certified power banks after aircraft incident
Thais are encouraged to only use power banks certified by the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI). This call was made by the Minister of Industry, Pimphattra Wichaikul, following an incident in which an uncertified power bank exploded on an aircraft. Remarkably, the minister was also a passenger on that flight.
As minister responsible for the safety of consumer products, she has instructed TISI to thoroughly inspect and check all brands and sizes of power banks sold both in stores and online. This is because power banks are among the 144 products monitored by TISI.
Following this, TISI officials have been tasked to investigate the origin, product details and certification of the exploded power bank. If the product is found not to have TISI certification, legal action will be taken against the sellers involved.
Power banks fall under the category of controlled products according to the TISI regulations. This means that both production and import must be licensed. Sellers are expected to offer only certified products. So far, 97 licenses have been issued, of which 8 to domestic producers and 89 to importers. A list of certified operators is available on the TISI website.
Standard certified power banks undergo rigorous laboratory testing on approximately 20 different points, including resistance to sustained temperatures of up to 70 degrees Celsius. These power banks are designed to remain safe when exposed to sunlight or in high temperature environments, without swelling, shrinking or deforming.
They are also resistant to impact, do not break easily, can withstand low atmospheric pressure, and in the event of fire, the flames extinguish themselves without spreading. This ensures that there are no leaks or explosions in aircraft, or fire and combustion when not charging for extended periods.
Oh here we go again, the problem in Thailand is that there are a lot of rules but nowhere adequately enforced, abolish nonsensical rules such as the ban on the sale of alcohol between 2 and 5, every Thai knows the address where it can be found, the last one On Buddha Day I was in Pattaya I could buy alcohol on the beach and in a restaurant under the guise of saying that you brought it yourself, but the beer bars were not there because they were checked, e-cigarettes are banned and are available everywhere.
Well, every Thailand expert knows what the problem is, overtake traffic on the left and right, drive without a helmet, don't let pedestrians cross anywhere, just park, etc., etc. The Thai government is good at coming up with rules to keep them public and then it stops. It.
A general rule for power banks on the plane is that you can take a maximum of 100 wh or 27000 mAh in total of power banks in your hand luggage. A maximum of 2 power banks, the number of mAh may not be higher.
Dear editors,
Is it possible to also mention the link from TISI as I suspect it may be important for all readers here.
I also always have 2 power banks with me, which are always checked.
Now I obviously want to avoid the possibility that they could be seized if they are not on that list.
Thanks.
Regards,
Daniel M.