Hazards & Controls
Equipment Safety
Battery Safety

The basics of lead-acid battery safety and handling guidelines

Details on batteries and battery charging

Hints & tips about battery charging

Safety procedures for battery charging areas

Important precautions to take when handling batteries

Safety procedures for battery maintenance

Safety precautions for standard lead-acid batteries

Covers battery maintenance, battery selection and more

Provides battery safety information

Training presentation for general industry battery safety

These safety precautions are for standard lead-acid batteries

Battery types and typical applications

Advice for safe jump starting of batteries

Lessons learned from battery explosions

Steps to take to reduce the chance of blindness when jump starting a battery

Includes battery safety, storage, care, maintenance, etc of lead-acid batteries

Procedures for safely jumping starting a car battery

Lead acide battery basics and standard precautions

Starting Batteries and Deep-Cycle Batteries

A chart that describes the lead-acid battery recycling laws in the states where they exist

Observe these precautions when handling or working with a lead-acid battery

These batteries must be used in a manner that precludes ancillary fire. The following is recommended.

Fire can result from improper charging, crash damage, or shorting the batteries

Incorrect handling of a lithium ion rechargeable battery may cause leakage, heat, smoke, explosion, or fire

For rechargeable nickel-metal hydride NiMH battery packs

Lithium Batteries: Safety and Security

How a battery works and answers to commonly asked questions in the industrial setting