Hi All,
ASSP is hosting a free webinar today on What Safety Professionals Need to Know About Battery Energy Storage Systems. You can register at https://store.assp.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Events/ASSP-Educational-Events-Calendar/Meeting-Details/ProductID/240781409.
Description
Large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) are becoming more common in all workplaces. As these systems become more widespread, you need to better understand the occupational hazards and exposures these systems create for workers and the potential ways they endanger your workplace. UL’s James Trudeau will review the occupational and business risks BESS present and share expert insight on how your organization can account for and mitigate these risks.
What You Will Learn
Explain the key components and purpose of a battery energy storage system (BESS)
Identify the occupational risks and exposures associated with large- and small-scale BESS
Review your role in addressing BESS hazards and exposures
Discuss regulations, standards and/or private-sector initiatives that address how you can better prepare your organization for BESS applications
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Jim Wright, Ph.D.
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Biological and Chemical Safety Programs Lead| ESH&Q
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
15013 Denver West Parkway | Golden, CO 80401
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james.wright**At_Symbol_Here**nrel.gov| www.nrel.gov
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Given the article on Explainer: e-scooter battery fires at
https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chemistryworld.com%2Fnews%2Fexplainer-e-scooter-battery-fires%2F4016388.article&data=05%7C01%7Cjames.wright%40NREL.GOV%7C0b629b2eb236490ae7d808dab1cc0d6d%7Ca0f29d7e28cd4f5484427885aee7c080%7C0%7C0%7C638017787208960807%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gyv2cgq5Zx%2F1kZj9JS%2BiOeuNbzJBjSlXIlcCIiXidEU%3D&reserved=0
chemical safety people may be interested in this webinar.
Snippet from the article:
As numbers of electric vehicles grow, so (as might be expected) have reports of fires and other incidents. The fire and rescue department of China’s Ministry of Emergency Management recorded 640 electric vehicle fires (across all causes) in the first quarter of 2022. In a major incident in Illinois, US, a warehouse storing 100 tons of lithium-ion batteries (of varying sizes and applications) caught fire in June 2021.
In London, UK, the fire service had responded to 57 e-bike-related fires by the end of September 2022, up from 47 in 2021, and 13 in 2019. E-scooters and bikes have been banned in parliamentary buildings as well as on the London Underground rail network.
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Lithium Batteries – Understanding the Technology, Hazards, and Safety Risks
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Lithium Batteries – Understanding the Technology, Hazards, and Safety Risks
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
12:00pm-1:00pm Pacific Time
$25 - Live webinar using Zoom
Lithium battery technologies are in widespread and growing use in many manufacturing and commercial applications, and incidences of explosions, fires and injuries are on the rise. OSHA issued a safety and health bulletin in 2019 to raise awareness about the hazards and controls of lithium battery. In addition, fire, electrical, and building codes as well as other standards e.g. Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) continue to evolve to reduce the risks around the battery design, use and transportation of these batteries.
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