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Tech File

Safety

Lithium-Ion Batteries:

New Power Sources mean New Safety Challenges

In the headlong rush to reach the Promised Land of to recognize whether lithium-ion batteries are defective, ‘zero carbon’ signatures, Lithium-ion batteries are becom- and then safely handle them. This informative poster alerts ing increasingly popular within the marine industry. At the users to common issues and walks them through visual same time, the new technologies present their own unique checks, olfactory tests, in-device checks, and checks when challenges. DENIOS, long a player in the design and charging to identify problems. The poster details an action manufacture of storage containers for hazardous materials, plan to safely store the problematic batteries until profes- now offers a range of solutions for safely handing, storing, sional collection can be arranged. Each poster includes charging, and transporting Lithium-Ion batteries. space for users to insert emergency contact information so

Lithium-ion batteries are popular for their power density, that it is readily available when needed most. but they can be extremely dangerous if they overheat or are damaged. This can cause thermal runaway, or the overheat- • Lithium Ion Stations ing of a single cell which triggers a chain reaction that also Designed speci? cally for storing lithium-ion batteries, burns neighboring cells. In addition to the heat generated Lithium-ion Stations are ideal for storing new, questionable, from a lithium-ion battery ? re, there are toxic gases created, damaged, defective, or End-of-Life lithium-ion batteries causing individual cells to explode. Solutions to these issues typically found in small handheld devices. Available in two come in many forms, but it all starts with education: standard sizes, they allow the storing and transportation of batteries from 1 KG to 10KG up to 100W, typically used • Batteries 101: DENIOS Posters for material handling equipment, and other on-board equip-

Lithium-ion batteries can be dangerous without the us- ment. They feature two hours of ? re resistance to protect ers even realizing there is a potential problem. DENIOS- against thermal runaway, deep discharge, mechanical defor-

US recently updated their full-color poster that helps users mation, or chemical reaction. Each unit includes thermo-dis-

All images courtesy DENIOS 40 | MN January 2025