Overhaul Inventory: Lithium-ion Battery-Powered Devices

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fire Safety Research Institute
• Description:
  Instructions: Lithium-ion (LI) batteries can experience thermal runaway, a situation where a battery cell enters a state of uncontrolled self-heating. This can occur minutes, hours, or days after the battery is damaged from mechanical stress or being exposed to fire. During the overhaul stage at a residential structure fire, it is important for firefighters to locate and remove all LI battery-powered devices exposed to fire conditions. 1. Incident commanders and homeowners/occupants should use this inventory checklist to identify all LI battery-powered devices in the residence and their locations. 2. Give the completed checklist to operations or an assigned firefighter to locate the devices and check for exposure to fire. 3. Isolate and/or apply the appropriate extinguishment method to identified devices. 4. With the addition of LI batteries to the fuel loads in structure fires, it is more important than ever to perform a gross decon at the scene with soap, water, and a brush. Full structural personal protective equipment with a self-contained breathing apparatus should be used during overhaul when LI battery-powered devices may be present.
• Subjects:
  Checklist Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Batteries; Thermal reactions; Fire fighters; Fire safety; Safety practices
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Forms
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; West Virginia ; Birmingham Region [OSHA] ; Chicago Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071016
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2025 May; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  92 - Public Administration - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  20211204
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/257794/cdc_257794_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 193.79 KB ]