This course is designed to address the fundamental skills necessary to recognize and safely perform a risk-based response to incidents involving lithium-ion batteries, regardless of size. Lithium-ion batteries have become a critical part of our daily lives, and their growing use will increasingly impact emergency responders including firefighters, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical technicians, local emergency planning committees, and other safety professionals.
Module 1 - Course Introduction
A brief introduction to the course including an introduction to
the increasing consumer demand driving the rise in lithium-ion battery
development, use, transportation, storage, recycling, and disposal.
Module 2 – Lithium-Ion Battery Overview
An overview of battery technology,
construction, hazards, and the battery life cycle.
Module 3 – Lithium-Ion Batteries in Transportation
This module focuses on the transportation of raw materials to
individual cells through large energy storage systems as well as the
regulations and policies that help regulate the industry. In addition, the
concept of Damaged, Defective, or Recalled, or DDR, batteries is addressed
along with the necessary packaging and shipping guidance for DDR materials.
Module 4 – Managing Small and Moderate Lithium Battery Incidents
A basic overview of responding to small and moderate lithium-ion
battery incidents in personal electronics and personal mobility devices.
Module 5 – Managing Electric Vehicle Incidents
Provide participants with a process for responding to incidents
involving electric vehicles as well as suppression strategies and tactics.
focuses on the challenges associated with incidents involving electric
vehicles, whether just damaged in an accident or resulting in a fire.
Module 6 – Managing Other Incidents Involving Lithium-Ion
Batteries
Discusses the other large scale battery incidents including energy
storage system, large scale battery storage, and recycling.