Lithium Battery Fire Safety and Emergency Response

This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.

Lithium batteries are part of everyday life—but when something goes wrong, the consequences can develop quickly. Do you know what to look for before a battery becomes a serious fire hazard?

This Lithium Battery Fire Safety and Emergency Response course provides practical knowledge for recognising battery-related hazards, understanding thermal runaway, and responding appropriately to lithium battery fire incidents.

You will learn how lithium batteries can become damaged or unstable, why thermal runaway is dangerous, and how warning signs such as overheating, swelling, unusual smells, venting, smoke, or abnormal battery behaviour should be treated seriously.

The course explores important fire prevention measures, including safe charging practices, battery inspection, storage, handling, damaged or defective batteries, battery disposal, and the management of charging areas. You will also learn about the risks associated with lithium battery incidents in workplaces and healthcare environments.

Emergency response is another key part of the course. You will learn how to recognise an escalating battery incident, protect people, raise the alarm, establish safe areas, support evacuation, and understand when firefighting should not be attempted. The course also discusses toxic gases, smoke hazards, re-ignition, cooling, isolation, battery state of charge, and the importance of emergency planning.

Special attention is given to Battery Management Systems (BMS), Energy Storage Systems (ESS), electric vehicle charging, defective or swollen batteries, and lithium battery risks in healthcare settings.

Whether you work in a workplace, healthcare facility, charging area, warehouse, or another environment where lithium batteries are used, this course will help you develop a stronger understanding of battery fire prevention and emergency response.

Recognise the warning signs. Control the risks. Protect people first.