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Courses

At a glance

Learning time
2 hrs 28 min
10 lessons in 5 modules
Access
Ongoing
From purchase. Start any time
Format
Online
Any device. Your progress saves as you go

Module by module

  1. 01The battery and the risk
    29 min, 2 lessons
  2. 02How batteries fail
    30 min, 2 lessons
  3. 03Where you will find them
    43 min, 3 lessons
  4. 04Preventing fires
    31 min, 2 lessons
  5. 05When it goes wrong
    15 min, 1 lesson

By the end, you'll be able to

  • Explain how a lithium-ion battery is built, and why a damaged cell can go into thermal runaway.
  • Name the four main causes of battery fires, and spot the warning signs of a failing battery.
  • Find where batteries are charged, kept and thrown away in a building, and judge the risk each place brings.
  • Set out safe charging and storage: the charger, the place, the time and the checks.
  • Write battery rules into a fire risk assessment and a site policy, using the order of controls.
  • Act on a battery fire: get people out, shut the door, call 999, and keep everyone away from what is left.

Who it's for

  • Responsible persons, building managers and facilities managers
  • Landlords, housing officers and managing agents
  • Fire marshals and wardens
  • Anyone who manages a bike store, a charging area or a stock of battery packs

Before you book. None.

What the course covers

  • Why lithium-ion batteries catch fire, and a short history
  • Inside a cell, and how cells become a pack

  • Thermal runaway, the gas and the spread from cell to cell
  • Causes, warning signs and damaged batteries

  • E-bikes, e-scooters, conversion kits and chargers
  • Batteries at work: tools, devices, mobility scooters, vapes and waste
  • Home battery storage, large battery systems and electric vehicles

  • Safe charging and storage, and a charging room done right
  • Policy, rules and the fire risk assessment

  • What to do in a battery fire, and afterwards

How you're assessed, and what you get

Tasks and checks in every lesson, then an online assessment at the end. 80% to pass.

Shows the learner passed the Lithium-ion Battery Safety assessment.

Every certificate has a unique reference that anyone can check online. Certificates record what you completed or attended with us. They are not a regulated qualification and do not by themselves confirm competence for a particular role. Under the Building Safety Act, competence is skills, knowledge, experience and behaviours. This online course helps you evidence knowledge. Skills are evidenced on a practical course, where you're assessed in person. Experience and behaviours come from your work.

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