TABLEOFCONTENTS1.0Purpose..............................................................................................................32.0Definitions...........................................................................................................33.0Responsibilities……………..…………………………………………………33.1Engineers/Designers………………………………………………………..33.2EnvironmentalHealthandSafety………………………………………….43.3ShippingDepartment……………………………………………………….43.4ResearchVessel(R/V)ScienceParties………..…………………………...43.5MarineOperationsCoordinators…………………………………………...43.6ChiefMate(VesselSafetyCoordinator)…………………………………...44.0CellHandlingProcedures……………………………………………………55.0CellStorage……………………………………………………………………66.0BatteryPacks………………………………………………………………….66.1CellSelection……………………………………………………………….66.2BatteryPackDesign………………………………………………………..76.3HazardAnalysis……………………………………………………………86.4BatteryPackFabrication…………………………………………………...97.0Shipment………………………………………………………………………108.0EmergencyProcedures……………………………………………………….108.1ReleasesfromCells(Vented,LeakedorExploded)………………………..108.2HandlingaHotCell……………………………………………………….128.3Fires……………………………………………………………………...…129.0FirstAidProcedures…………………………………………………………..1410.0WasteManagement………………………………………………………….14SG-10Page2Rev.01.0PURPOSETheintentofthisguidelineistoprovidetheusersoflithiumandlithiumionbatterieswithguidancetofacilitatethesafehandlingofbatterypacksandcellsundernormalandemergencyconditions.2.0DEFINITIONSTherearetwotypesoflithiumbatterycellsincommonuse:Primaryornon-rechargeablemetalliclithiumcellsThesecellsareconstructedwithmetalliclithium.Themetalliclithiuminanon-rechargeableprimarylithiumbatteryisacombustiblealkalimetalthatself-ignitesat352oF,andwhenexposedtowaterorseawaterreactsexothermicallyandreleaseshydrogen.SecondaryorrechargeablelithiumioncellsRechargeablesecondarycellsutilizelithiumionsthatareintercalatedintographite,lithiummetaloxidesand/orlithiumsalts.Thereisnometalliclithiuminalithiumionbattery.CellAsinglePrimaryorSecondarybattery.BatteryPackAnassemblyofcellsthatareconnectedinseriesorparallel.EachBatteryPacktypicallycontainsonlyonetypeofcell,primaryorsecondary.3.0RESPONSIBILITIES3.1Engineers/Designers•Implementationofallapplicableprovisionsofthisguideline.•ObtainandreviewthebatterymanufacturersMaterialSafetyDataSheet(MSDS),TechnicalSpecificationsheet(s)and/orotheravailabledocumentationpriortothedesignanduseofbatterypacks.Performhazardanalysis(a.k.a.riskassessment)tounderstandthevariousfailuremodesandhazardsassociatedwiththeproposedconfigurationandtype(s)andnumberofbatteriesused.•Basedonahazardanalysis,incorporateappropriatesafety-relateddesignandtestingcriteriaintobatterypackanddevicedesign,withthedesignobjectiveofincreasingthesafetymarginduringthebatterypacklifecycle.Ensuresafety-relatedrequirementsareincorporatedintodesign.•Ensurethatwrittenstandardoperatingprocedures(SOPs)forLithiumandLithiumIonpowereddevicesaredevelopedtha...
