ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND CHARGING UNITS AWARENESS-FIRE SAFETY TRAINING

As electric vehicles become more widespread, activities aimed at selling, charging, repairing, maintaining and disposing of Li-ion batteries as waste are also increasing. Prevention measures, occurrence and extinguishing of Li-ion battery fires are different from other fires. This training has been prepared in accordance with International (NFPA, BS, EN) and Domestic standards/regulations regarding the dangers that may occur both at the points where electric vehicles are charged and in the use, sale, storage and service areas of these vehicles. TRAINING TOPICS All topics have been prepared in accordance with TS, NFPA, BS, EN standards and regulations. Where these are not covered, temporary standards, official institution recommendations and manufacturer company guides are taken into account.

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• Basic fire information

• Introducing Charging Units. Information about Charging Station types

• Safety precautions to be taken in Charging Units

• Response to Charging Unit fires

• Designing the open and closed car parks where the Charging Unit is located according to the dangers of electric vehicles (EVs).

• Correct placement of Charging Units and EV parking spaces at fuel stations

•What should be taken into consideration to prevent EV fires at gas stations?

• Introducing the structure of electric vehicles. Information about danger points

• Information about Li-ion battery structure and dangers

• Correct usage conditions of Li-ion batteries, factors that cause battery degradation (abuse)

• Dangers posed by EV fire

• Precautions to be taken to prevent EV fires

• Critical points in responding to EV fire

• As a special type of fire, Li-ion battery fire has different characteristics from others, thermal runaway phenomenon

• Methods used to extinguish Li-ion battery fire

• PPE to be used in case of Li-ion battery fire

• Statistics about EA

• Domestic and foreign standards and regulations regarding EV and charging unit safety

• Examples of electric vehicle fires that have occurred so far

• Fire precautions to be taken at charging stations

• What to do after extinguishing the fire, what to pay attention to • Necessary information about towing and storing the burned vehicle

• What to do in the area where the fire occurred after towing the burned vehicle