High Voltage Batteries Checklist - Aviva Loss Prevention Standards - V1.0

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• To view our Loss Prevention Standard that supports this checklist, please view the following link: https://broker.aviva.co.uk/documents/view/aviva_engineering_-_high_voltage_batteries_lps.pdf

High Voltage Batteries

• 1. Is there a person responsible for the management of battery safety?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2. Have specific risk assessments been carried out with regards to battery work activities such as isolation, repair and maintenance?<br><br>Are these risk assessments regularly reviewed and updated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3. Have safe systems of work been devised for all relevant tasks in relation to high voltage batteries?<br><br>Does this include what actions to take in an emergency?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4. Have all staff received training relevant to their roles and responsibilities in relation to high voltage batteries?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5. Do risk assessments include the risk of fire from the batteries? Does this include:<br><br>• What the batteries expose?<br>• Property damage and business impact?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6. Has the use and storage of batteries been included in the regulatory required fire risk assessment for the site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7. Has the use and storage of batteries been included in a DSEAR risk assessment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 8. Are facilities suitable for the safe and correct storage of high voltage batteries?<br><br>Are batteries segregated from all other combustible materials? <br><br>Are the batteries stored in their own fire compartment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9. Have precautions been identified and corrective actions taken to ensure batteries do not overheat?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 10. Are batteries and charging areas subject to periodic and regular visual inspection?<br><br>Is this recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 11. Are batteries and charging areas subject to maintenance in line with the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) guidelines?<br><br>Is a thermographic camera used to periodically check the batteries and the charging system?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 12. Are the batteries and any chargingstations located in areas not exposed to water or any other liquid contamination?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 13. Is there a formal procedure in place on how batteries are to be disposed of?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 14. Are there safe battery disposal storage areas?<br><br>Are they stored in non-combustible sealed containers?<br><br>Are there suitable storage arrangements for damaged batteries?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 15. Are the batteries connected to a battery management/control system?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 16. Is automatic sprinkler protection provided within this building? <br><br>Does itcover the battery areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 17. Is automatic fire detection provided in all areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 18. Is a local automatically actuated fire extinguishing system in place for the battery units?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 19. Is a local automatically actuated fire extinguishing system in place for the battery units?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 20. In the areas of the batteries are the following interlocked to shut down the ventilation system(s):<br><br>• Automatic and manually actuated fire alarms?<br>• Any fire protection systems?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 21. In the areas of the batteries are the following interlocked to shut down the ventilation system(s):<br><br>• Automatic and manually actuated fire alarms?<br>• Any fire protection systems?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 22. In a fire situation are the electrical isolation points for batteries/chargers readily and safely accessible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 23. Are a suitable number of carbon dioxide or clean agent fire extinguishers available and immediately accessible in the case of a fire?<br><br>If the above are not available are dry powder fire extinguishers available?<br><br>Are appropriate personnel trained to use these devices in an emergency?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 24. Is there a formal Emergency Response Plan for a fire involving the batteries?<br><br>Does this include:<br>• What steps to take in an emergency?<br>• Manually isolatingthe battery charging and discharging circuits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 25. Is there a formal Emergency Plan in place to manage the exposure from the batteries immediately after a fire incident?<br><br>Does this include what steps to take to make sure all the batteries are safe and thermally stable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 26. Is the Fire Evacuation Plan up to date to accommodate the presence of batteries?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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