Designed for employees, supervisors, safety professionals, and others who work around lithium-ion batteries and battery-powered equipment. This awareness-level course explains how lithium-ion batteries function, where they are commonly encountered, and the hazards associated with damaged, defective, or overheating batteries. Students learn to recognize warning signs of battery failure and thermal runaway, understand potential fire, explosion, and toxic-atmosphere hazards, and identify appropriate initial actions when a battery incident occurs. Real-world examples involving consumer devices, power tools, e-bikes, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems reinforce practical strategies for prevention, safe handling, emergency recognition, and knowing when to evacuate and request trained emergency responders.
- Teacher: Michael Monaco