Announcing NFSA’s Lithium-Ion Batteries and Fire Sprinklers Guide
With the rapid expansion of lithium-ion battery use across various sectors, ensuring fire safety and effective hazard management has become critically important. The National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA) addresses this need comprehensively with its newly revised Lithium-Ion Batteries and Fire Sprinklers Guide.
This guide offers insight into the unique hazards presented by lithium-ion batteries, emphasizing thermal runaway—a phenomenon that can lead to catastrophic fires if not properly managed. The guide provides clarity on battery construction, thermal runaway mechanisms, and vital strategies for mitigating these risks through well-designed fire sprinkler systems.
Whether dealing with energy storage systems, electric vehicles in parking garages, bulk battery storage, or micro-mobility devices like e-bikes and scooters, the NFSA guide provides the key risk factors and insight on how to properly mitigate the battery hazard. Readers will find extensive information on compliance with key standards such as NFPA 855, International Fire Code (IFC), and FM Global Data Sheets, alongside insights from essential large-scale test protocols like UL9540A.
Detailed case studies highlight significant battery incidents, including the McMicken Battery ESS explosion, Moss Landing battery plant fires, and various impactful micro-mobility device fires, emphasizing lessons learned and best practices for prevention and mitigation.
The Lithium-Ion Batteries and Fire Sprinklers Guide is a must-have for fire protection professionals, facility managers, and safety authorities, offering practical recommendations, up-to-date regulatory insights, and guidance for addressing this rapidly evolving hazard. This comprehensive guide empowers users to implement informed, effective fire protection strategies, ensuring safety and resilience in a lithium-ion-powered world.
Because the industry surrounding Lithium-ion batteries is rapidly changing this guide will be continuously updated to provide the latest information to assist the reader understand the hazard.
Secure your facility, protect your assets, and stay ahead in fire safety compliance by exploring the NFSA Lithium-Ion Batteries and Fire Sprinklers Guide today.
