EnvironmentalHealth&RadiationSafetyLITHIUMBATTERYSAFETYPROGRAMPage:1of15Rev.9-17-js3160ChestnutStreet,Suite400PhiladelphiaPA19104Tel.215.898.4453.Fax215.898.0140.http://www.ehrs.upenn.edu1.0PurposeandApplicability1.1ItisthepolicyoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniaincoordinationwiththeOfficeofEnvironmentalHealthandRadiationSafetytoprovidetheUniversitycommunitywithasafeandhealthfulenvironment.ThisprogramisdesignedtoprovidethePenncommunitywithguidelinesforthesafeuse,storageanddisposaloflithium-basedbatteries.1.2ThisprogramappliestoPennSchoolsandCentersthatuselithium-basedbatteriesforeducationandresearchactivities.2.0RolesandResponsibilities2.1Penn’sOfficeofEnvironmentalHealthandRadiationSafety(EHRS)isresponsiblefor:2.1.1MaintainingtheUniversity’sLithiumBatterySafetyProgram.2.1.2Assistintheinvestigationoflithiumbatteryincidents.2.1.3AssistintrainingandcommunicationoflithiumbatterysafetyinformationtothePenncommunity.2.1.4Wastemanagementincludingproperrecyclingordisposalofbatteries.2.1.5Emergencyresponse.Contact215-898-4453atanytimeonanyday.2.2Penn’sDivisionofPublicSafety–FireandEmergencyServices(FES)isresponsiblefor:2.2.1Assistwiththeinvestigationoflithiumbatteryincidents.2.2.2Assistenduserswiththeselectionandproperplacementanduseofappropriatefireextinguishingequipment.2.3PrincipalInvestigators,FacultyinChargeorSupervisorswithinPenn’sSchoolsandCentersareresponsiblefor:2.3.1Implementationofapplicableprovisionsofthisprogram.2.3.2Obtain,reviewandmaintainthebatterymanufacturer’stechnicalspecificationsandsafetyinformationforeachbattery.2.3.3Educateallusersofsecondarylithiumbatteriesonproperusageandthepotentialhazardsassociatedwiththem.2.3.4Developstandardoperatingproceduresforsafeworkpracticesrelatedtospecificlithiumbatterytasksoruseapplications.EnvironmentalHealth&RadiationSafetyLITHIUMBATTERYSAFETYPROGRAMPage:2of15Rev.9-17-js3160ChestnutStreet,Suite400PhiladelphiaPA19104Tel.215.898.4453.Fax215.898.0140.http://www.ehrs.upenn.edu3.0BACKGROUNDINFORMATIONLithium-basedbatteries,especiallylithium-ionandlithium-polymerrechargeablebatteries,havebecomehighlypopularduetotheirfavorablepowertoweightratioandthefactthatlithium-polymerbatteriescanbeconfiguredinvariousshapesandsizes.Generallyspeaking,lithiumbatteriesarequitesafe,howeverifdamagedorusedwithoutpropercare,canoverheat,igniteandburnaggressively.Lithiumbatteryusersmustbeacquaintedwiththeiruniquevulnerabilities.Themostimportantsafetyconsiderationforlithium-ionandlithium-polymerbatteriesistotreatthebatteryasifitwilligniteatanytime.Eventhoughtheoddsareremote,ifeachbatteryissegregatedfromcombustiblematerialsduringstorage,chargingandinuse,intherarepossibilitythatafiredoesoccur,theoddsarebetterthatitwillbelimitedtothebatteryitself.3.1BatteryCategories-Batteriesareclassifiedintotwocategories:PrimaryandSecondary.3.1.1Primarybatteriesarenotrechargeable.Examplesoflithium-basedprimarybatteriesarebuttoncellsandcamera/smokedetectorbatteries.Primarybatteriescontainmetalliclithiumwhichreactsviolentlywithmoisture.Thelithiumishermeticallysealedwithintherigidbatterycontainer.FiresinvolvingprimarylithiummetalbatteriesareextinguishedbysmotheringwithamaterialsuchassandoraclassDfireextinguisherthatisratedformetalfires.Waterisnotaneffectiveextinguishingmaterialforprimarylithiumbatteryfires.3.1.2Secondarybatteriesarerechargeable.Unlikeprimarylithiumbatterie...
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