05 - EV Battery Fire SOPs & Training
Train with our SMEs at evfiresafe.business - our dedicated training platform
To assist everyone working with or around lithium-ion batteries & electric vehicles, we've developed an online learning management platform at evfiresafe.business
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Our knowledge is not static. We are constantly learning from & investigating incidents, collaborating with a global network of EV manufacturers, fire agencies & battery experts, & creating short, information-packed videos & content for YouTube, Facebook & LinkedIn.
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With new information, which is essential in this fast-moving space, our expert EV battery fire training instructors are continuously updating & adapting our training platform.
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You can also download our IAIIM method for managing electric vehicle incidents & fires to assist with building your agency EV SOPs.
Courses & Training now live
EV Charging Fire Safety
Design, install & maintain safer EV charging hubs for users & responders
Created for fleet managers, strata, body corporate, local governments, campuses, shopping centres, airports, mining, agriculture, military, automotive & EV charging suppliers, this course provides data-driven knowledge on:
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What's a lithium-ion battery?
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How are they used in electric vehicles?
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Why do they catch fire & what are the hazards?
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How many EV battery fires occur at charging sites?
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When there's a higher risk of EV battery fire
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When to call for emergency help
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How to build safer EV charging site
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Whether you should buy extinguishing products
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Download free resources, including a charging site checklist, site safety poster, draft SOPs for site managers & users & a form for how to write a pre-incident plan to give to your local fire service.
Lithium-ion battery fire basics for safety
Lithium-ion Battery Fire Safety Basics
Vital training for everyone! Keep yourself & your workplace safer when working around lithium-ion batteries & electric vehicles!
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In this 20 min online course you'll learn everything you need to know to understand, & mitigate, the risk of battery fire in your workplace. In it, you'll cover:
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What is a lithium-ion battery?
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What is thermal runaway?
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Identifying LiBs in your workplace
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Safer working around LiBs
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Identifying a LiB fire (& what to do!)
Emergency Responders
Prepare to confidently manage lithium-ion battery & electric vehicle fires
In these online sessions, Emergency Responders will cover:
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What is a lithium-ion battery?
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What are the risks & consequences of battery fire?
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What is thermal runaway?
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How to recognise a damaged lithium-ion battery
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Battery ignition & vapour cloud explosion
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Categorisation of LiBs & emergency response
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First on scene verbal & visual checks for EVs
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How do we determine battery fire?
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Using IAIIM to manage a LiB or EV incident
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Emerging best practice from global agencies
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Emerging products & tools
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Why is there a risk of secondary ignition?
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Safe handover & best practice for post-incident operations
Automotive
Understand & mitigate risks of lithium-ion battery & electric vehicle fires
In these sessions, people working in the automotive sector will cover:
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Pre-work checklist & inspections
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Safer EV charging procurement & installation
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Preparing for a high risk EV
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Why you should establish a quarantine area
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Training staff to recognise the early signs of thermal runaway
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Emerging products & tools
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Why is there a risk of secondary ignition?
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What do you need to know for post-incident recovery?
Expert instructors for all sectors
Lithium-ion batteries are used everywhere, every day. So to address the fire risk to people & property, we've developed a team of global experts to help us build sensible & cost-effective training that is updated regularly in this fast moving space.​
