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Reference Guides Available for Almost 500 Hazardous Substances
Reference Guides Available for Almost 500 Hazardous Substances
Emergency Responder Quick Reference guides are available for almost 500 hazardous substances. These one-page overviews allow you to easily view a substance’s hazard data, its physical properties, the protective equipment needed, first aid and decontamination guidance, and more. If you’d like a more in-depth view of a particular substance, fact sheets are also available.
Published by the New Jersey Department of Health, the guides can be accessed on the organization’s website.
Energy Storage System Training
Energy Storage System Training
The U.S. Fire Administration recently released an online, self-study training on Energy Storage Systems (Q0757).
According to FEMA, this course will teach students to, “recognize energy storage system (ESS) concepts and principles so you can analyze the hazards involved with ESS incidents.”
They note that, after completing this course, students will be able to:
Define an energy storage system (ESS)
Recognize hazards associated with ESS
Associate chemical ESS hazards with Lithium-Ion-Battery Energy Storage Systems (LIBESS)
Associate thermal ESS hazards with LIBESS
Identify the post-incident operations following an ESS response
2025 Lithium-Ion Battery Response Guide is Now Available
2025 Lithium-Ion Battery Response Guide is Now Available
The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Lithium-Ion Battery Taskforce aims to enhance emergency response planning, preparedness, and technical capabilities of On-Scene Coordinators to respond to lithium-ion battery incidents.
Their Lithium-Ion Battery Response Guide is intended to be a nationally consistent, user-friendly guide that primarily addresses technical, administrative, and organizational practices, specifically for On-Scene Coordinators involved with lithium-ion battery responses.
View the guide on the EPA website.
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