Lithium-ion Battery Safety Training (E-learning)

Lithium-ion Battery Safety Training

Ensure employees understand and mitigate the risk of fire and other hazards presented by lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion Battery Safety explains how to use, handle and dispose of these batteries correctly. Approved by IIRSM, this course looks at the potential consequences of lithium-ion battery use and necessary control measures to protect your organisation and staff.

Who is the Lithium-ion Battery Safety Course Suitable For?

Lithium-ion Battery Safety training is designed for workers who interact with lithium-ion batteries or lithium-powered devices. It explores the hazards presented by this technology and how they can be managed. This understanding helps workers implement control measures to ensure lithium-ion batteries are charged, handled and disposed of safely and in line with regulations.

Why is Lithium-ion Battery Safety Important?

From handheld smart devices to large-scale energy storage systems, lithium-ion batteries are now a fixture of modern workplaces. Lithium-ion technology is typically safe when handled correctly, but many workers falsely assume these batteries require no additional considerations.

This lack of awareness, combined with the widespread adoption of this technology, has led to a sharp rise in incidents involving lithium-ion batteries. In one year alone, fires linked to lithium-ion batteries surged by 46% in the UK.

Employers must now assess and manage the risks presented by lithium-ion batteries. This course ensures employees understand the hazards associated with lithium-ion batteries and best practices for using, storing and charging them. With this knowledge, employees can safely handle lithium-ion batteries in various work environments.

Are You Aware of Your Responsibilities?

While there are currently no lithium-ion battery safety regulations in the UK, employers must consider the risks they present as part of their general health and safety duties.

Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, employers must prevent their work activities from harming workers and members of the public. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 reinforces this responsibility. It requires employers to identify risks and take appropriate action to eliminate or control them.

Fire risk assessments are also necessary under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Any fire hazards must be identified and managed appropriately.

Lithium-ion Battery Safety helps ensure compliance with these regulations. It demonstrates steps have been taken to manage risks and gives employees the awareness they need to work safely with lithium-ion batteries.

What's Included in the Lithium-ion Battery Safety Training Course?

• Comprehensive yet concise explanation
• Certificate on completion
• Simple login and user access
• The latest industry best practice

Delivery Method

Online / E-learning

Course Content

This course contains the following sections:

What are Lithium-ion Batteries?

• Provides an overview of lithium-ion batteries, their uses and associated risks.

Understanding the Hazard

• Explains how lithium-ion batteries fail and the risk factors that increase the likelihood of failure. Also outlines the potential hazards posed by lithium-ion batteries, including fire, explosion and toxic exposure.

Safe Use

• Explores control measures and best practices for the safe use and handling of lithium-ion batteries.

Charging

• Outlines best practices to ensure lithium-ion battery fire safety while charging.

Storage & Disposal

• Describes optimal storage areas and proper disposal methods to prevent environmental harm and safety hazards.

Emergency Response

• Describes warning signs of unsafe batteries and how to respond.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand lithium-ion battery technology and associated hazards
• Gain awareness of control measures and battery best practice
• Identify risks of lithium-ion battery storage, handling, charging and disposal
• Recognise employer and employee responsibilities for battery safety

Course Duration

25 minutes

Assessment

Users must complete an assessment before earning their certification.

The end-of-course test is:

• 100% online
• Multiple choice

A score of 80% is required to pass.

Certification

The course certificate includes:

• Trainee’s name
• Company name
• Course name
• Date of completion
• Certificate expiry date
• Name of the approval body

An IIRSM-approved certificate will be available for download and printing instantly upon course completion.

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For short courses a completion certificate is available at the end of the course. You can screenshot this or print it out to confirm completion of the training.

For accredited courses a certificate will be sent directly to you from the appropriate awarding body.

All you need to complete our e-learning courses is a computer, tablet or smartphone and an internet connection.

E-learning is flexible, efficient, and cost-effective, meaning you can progress through the modules at your own pace, at your own time to fit the training in around your work and personal life.

Short online courses also help employers to demonstrate that they have fulfilled their legal duties to ensure their personnel have been adequately trained.

Once the courses have been completed, a confirmation of results can be saved or printed as evidence. This can then be kept on record as evidence of suitable training.

• Learning management system that delivers training on laptop, PC or mobile app
• Automatically track all learning via online competency matrix
• Combine all records in one place – upload offline certificates
• Share training records via QR code training passport

You will instantly receive a confirmation email with your order details and your course login details will follow within one business working day.

Please note that course bookings can not be processed outside of normal working hours, over weekends or on bank holidays and will be processed the next business working day.

Step 1

Click the 'Buy' or 'Add to cart' button and you will be taken to our payment/booking page where you can choose to pay online now using a debit/credit card or you can pay later by invoice.

Step 2

Once you have paid for your course(s), you will receive an email from our team advising how to begin your training.

Step 3

You will be provided with a username and password which will enable you to access the e-learning portal. Login to start your course, once you have completed and passed the course, you will be able to download and print your certificate straight away.

Human Focus is a global leader in skilled behaviour change in the workplace.

We assist clients in achieving world-class business performance by helping to build skills and change habits that keep workers safer, healthier and more productive.

We were founded in 1992 and have grown over our 30 years of service to form close working partnerships with leading health and safety organisations, insurance companies and trade associations.

Envico is working in partnership with Human Focus offering e-learning and is not accredited by or associated with any examination bodies, awarding bodies, institutions or organisations in any way whatsoever.