Lithium Batteries a danger administration challenge.
I learn this morning that the NSW Fireplace and Rescue have in the present day reported that there have been 45 fires instantly associated to lithium batteries because the starting of the 2024 yr.
Sadly additionally two individuals have misplaced their lives within the fires and probably a 3rd but to be confirmed.
The truth is that Lithium batteries are in lots of gadgets in the present day and we have to personally handle the chance.
It seems to me that almost all of the fires happen in cheaper home equipment the place the battery administration system shouldn’t be what it must be. I don’t depart any batteries on cost in a single day and have issues like energy software battery chargers on time clocks in order that they flip off at evening.
The opposite large challenge is having enough smoke detectors in your house. I wrote about this solely not too long ago. I connect a hyperlink right here to the article by which I clarify the system I settled on after loads of analysis.
I do know that loads of golf golf equipment have issued directives that golf buggies can now not be charged on the course. Whereas this improves the chance administration for the membership it solely strikes the issue to individuals’s houses which causes me grave concern particularly whenever you hear of the variety of fires (not essentially all associated to golf buggy batteries) which were reported in NSW alone.
Earlier this yr, I went to the LMI Faculty and LMI RiskCoach groups and requested if they may put collectively a brief course on the dangers related to the batteries. They had been one step a head of me they usually suggested that they had researched the subject and had a course already uploaded on the LMI Faculty Persevering with Skilled Improvement Portal. Nicely achieved to all these concerned.
