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Battery Safety

From energy storage installations to electric vehicles and to consumer electronics such as smartphones, laptops and cameras, batteries are in use all around us every day. In normal working conditions batteries are considered to be stable, but if subjected to abnormal circumstances, such as increased temperatures, they may become unstable and – in the worst […]

START 2016 OFF WITH AN IOSH MANAGING SAFELY CERTIFICATE

Battery Safety

START 2016 OFF WITH AN IOSH MANAGING SAFELY CERTIFICATE

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Battery Safety

From energy storage installations to electric vehicles and to consumer electronics such as smartphones, laptops and cameras, batteries are in use all around us every day.

In normal working conditions batteries are considered to be stable, but if subjected to abnormal circumstances, such as increased temperatures, they may become unstable and – in the worst cases – vent violently with flame.

As a result of this, in 2015 United Airlines announced that it will no longer carry bulk shipments of lithium-ion batteries. Aviation officials believe that such batteries contributed to fires that destroyed two Boeing 747 cargo planes, claiming the lives of their crews.

In July 2015 the M1 motorway in Derbyshire was closed for several hours with a 500-metre exclusion zone after a lorry carrying batteries caught fire. Witnesses reported seeing “fireballs” – presumed to be exploding batteries – and black smoke pouring out of the HGV.

In 2013 alone an estimated 4.8 billion lithium-ion batteries were manufactured, with annual production forecast to reach eight billion by 2025.

HSL’s Hazardous Substances Team has closely studied battery safety for several years, using our bespoke testing facility to help customers understand how best to manage the risks faced by industry during battery manufacture, storage, transport and use.

Find out more about battery safety by calling HSL on 01298 218408

START 2016 OFF WITH AN IOSH MANAGING SAFELY CERTIFICATE

UK Safety in association with The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) offer Managing Safely.
This highly successful, practical and certificated course is delivered by UK Safety IOSH-licensed trainers.
The Institutions range of health and safety training courses has been developed to address the safety training needs of employees and the non-health and safety experts.
Managing Safely course is a qualification in safety and health for directors, managers and supervisors in all organisations. The aim of the IOSH Managing Safely course is to “ensure that safety requirements are appreciated and enable them to review their own departmental systems for safety, introducing new controls or implementing changes as appropriate to make their workplace safer”.

Managing safely comprises eight core modules spread over four days including tutor delivery, discussion groups, syndicate exercises and the use of self-teaching material.
Successful delegates will receive a ‘Managing Safely’ certificate issued by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
This course will provide you with the knowledge to manage safely and effectively in compliance with both their organisation’s policy and best practice in health and safety.

Next course in Leicester in February 2015.
Costs £475.00 plus vat per candidate, inclusive of IOSH training material, IOSH certification, all day refreshments and hot lunch.
Please call or send an email for a booking form and joining instructions to be sent.