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Lithium-Ion Battery Safety Training

Lithium-Ion Battery Safety Training imparts knowledge to workers on how to handle the proliferation of lithium-ion batteries--in phones and power tools to electric vehicles--and avoid fire and explosion risks. A recent survey of 501 UK businesses revealed that 54 percent had experienced a lithium-ion battery incident, e.g. overheating, sparking, smoking, fire or explosion. This course discusses battery identification, failure mode, safe handling and charging, incident prevention, and emergency response. It provides the necessary skills to save lives, property, and operations in the environment that depends on this powerful yet potentially harmful technology.

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Learning Objectives

List the types of lithium-ion batteries and their peculiar hazards.
Learn the failure modes of lithium-ion batteries such as thermal runaway.
Become familiar with best practices of handling, storage, charging, and disposal.

Identify warning signals and carry out maintenance or replacements properly.
React to fires, explosions, or other battery-related accidents.
Read Safety Data Sheets and implement procedures of incident response.

Course Outline

1. Introduction
1. Welcome
2. Introduction
3. Why Are You Taking This Course?
4. Learning Objectives
2. What Is a Lithium-Ion Battery?
1. Learning Activity: Where Would You Find a Lithium-Ion Battery?
2. How Does a Lithium-Ion Battery Work?
3. Lithium-Ion Battery Identifiers
4. Unique Properties
5. Unique Advantages
6. Unique Hazards
7. Thermal Runaway
8. Knowledge Check: Lithium-Ion Battery Parts
3. Hazards
1. Battery Failure
2. Battery Failure Mechanics
3. Learning Activity: What Could Happen?
4. Knowledge Check: What Is the Risk?

4. 5 Incident Prevention
1. Warning Signs
2. Maintenance and Service
3. Replacing Batteries
4. Safe Charging
5. Batteries Outside of Devices
6. Battery and Device Disposal
7. Learning Activity: Best Practices
8. Transit
5. Incident Response
1. Fire or Explosion
2. Other Incidents
3. Safety Data Sheets
4. Knowledge Check: Incident Response 1
5. Knowledge Check: Incident Response 2
6. Knowledge Check: Firefighting
6. Conclusion
1. Conclusion