DESIGN, BUILD AND MAINTAIN SAFE EV CHARGING

EV Safer Charging System - AU/NZ

Globally, incidents at EV charging sites are increasing...damaging property, disrupting operations, raising insurance costs, and putting lives at risk.

The EV Safer Charging System AUNZ is a complete framework to design, build and maintain compliant EV charging sites that follow global best practice. 

All the tools you need to assess, mitigate, and communicate EV charging site fire risks effectively.
Format

Online delivery

Course duration:

~60 minutes

Designed for:

EV charging site owners and managers

Content:

How to install compliant and safe EV charging

Course description

The EV Safer Charging System AUNZ provides a clear, step-by-step framework and resources pack to understand and manage the unique fire risks of an EV fire at charging sites, both indoors and outdoors.

It’s practical, easy to use, and designed for anyone who needs to show evidence of proactive risk management, by providing a clear paper trail of assessments, checklists, and mitigation actions to provide credibility to insurers, regulators, fire agencies and internal stakeholders.

This course is designed to support shared EV charging sites, including workplaces, shopping centres, apartment buildings, fuel stations and fleet charging.

Assessment and Certification

There are no assessments or certificates for this course.

Course content

Includes:
  • A brief introduction to lithium-ion batteries and electric vehicles
  • How does EV charging work?
  • What is thermal runaway?
  • How many EV fires happen at charging sites
  • Supporting emergency response
  • Regulations for EV charging site fire safety (Australia/New Zealand)
  • Best practice guidance for EV charging site fire safety
  • Who should you consult about EV charging fire safety?
  • Applying the EV Safer Charging System Framework
  • Safer EV charging - DESIGN phase
  • Safer EV charging - INSTALL phase
  • Safer EV charging - MAINTAIN phase
  • What does 'good' look like?
  • What to do in an emergency
  • 'Do I need to buy a fire blanket?'
  • Helpful resources
  • Wrap up (and thank you!)


Resources pack includes:
  • EV SCS Design Checklist
  • EV SCS Install Checklist
  • EV SCS Maintain Checklist
  • EV Safety at Charging Sites poster
  • EV Charging Site Signage
  • EV Charging Site Directional Stickers
  • Pre-Incident Plan for EV Charging Sites
  • EV Charging Weekly Maintenance Plan
  • EV Charging Annual Maintenance Plan
  • EV SCS Fire Safety Action Plan
  • At-Home EV Charging Safety for Fleet Drivers
  • Toolbox Talk - EV Fire Safety
  • Electric Vehicle Safe Use Tips
  • EV Driving and Charging Safe Work Procedure

Target audience

This training is designed for any professional responsible for designing, installing or maintaining a EV charging site/s, who requires the knowledge to safely identify, assess, and manage emerging fire and safety risks, including:
  • Fleet managers and fleet operators managing EV or mixed vehicle fleets
  • Workplace health and safety (WHS) professionals and risk managers
  • Facilities managers responsible for buildings with EV charging infrastructure
  • Property and asset managers overseeing car parks or depots
  • Government and regulatory personnel involved in EV infrastructure
  • Fire wardens and workplace emergency coordinators
  • Specialist and critical infrastructure sites installing EV charging, including military, mining, ports, shipping, airports

There are no physical requirements to complete this course.

Learners are expected to manage any anxiety or discomfort that may arise from completing this course.

Learners must have basic literacy and numeracy skills to understand text, images, graphics and videos. Additionally, they must have access to a computer (preferred) and basic digital skills to log in to the course.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit, participants will be able to:

1. Identify and assess EV fire risks at charging (Identify) Understand the risks associated with EV charging infrastructure, including fire likelihood, hazards and potential outcomes, plus the risks to emergency responders

2. Apply a safer charging framework (Apply) Ensure your charging site meets mandatory regulatory and global best practice by following the downloadable checklists and templates to implement safer charging strategies

3. Clearly document your actions (Document) Outline the steps taken to protect people and property from EV fires in a format that can be shared with fire agencies, insurance companies and other key stakeholders

Pre-requisites

There are no pre-requisites for this course.

Learning pathway

For 

Build safer EV charging today

Don’t wait for a near miss or incident to highlight the gaps in your fire safety planning. The EV Safer Charging System gives you the knowledge, tools, and documentation to reduce risk — and prove it.

What's in the EVSCS Resources Pack?

From initial EV charging rollout proposal to annual charging unit maintenance inspections, you'll have a complete guide to preventing an EV fire.
  • EV SCS Design Checklist
  • EV SCS Install Checklist
  • EV SCS Maintain Checklist
  • EV Safety at Charging Sites poster
  • EV Charging Site Signage
  • EV Charging Site Directional Stickers
  • Pre-Incident Plan for EV Charging Sites
  • EV Charging Weekly Maintenance Plan
  • EV Charging Annual Maintenance Plan
  • EV SCS Fire Safety Action Plan
  • At-Home EV Charging Safety for Fleet Drivers
  • Toolbox Talk - EV Fire Safety
  • Electric Vehicle Safe Use Tips
  • EV Driving and Charging Safe Work Procedure

Our clients and partners:

Proactive risk management of EV battery fires at charging sites

Introducing your instructors

Emma Sutcliffe

EV FireSafe CEO
Emma is the Director of EV FireSafe, a private company funded by the Australian Department of Defence to research EV battery fires & emergency response. She is also an operational firefighter.

Dan Fish

EV firesafe COO
Dan is EV FireSafe's Technical Specialist & EV safety guru. He started his career as a mechanic & became a full-time firefighter 20 years ago. He now has an encyclopaedic knowledge of EVs & high voltage systems.

Emeritus Professor Paul Christensen

lithium-ion safety CEO
Paul is a former Professor of Pure & Applied Electrochemisty at Newcastle University, UK. His work in lithium-ion battery fires is globally recognised for it's contribution to safety.

The EV FireSafe team are

#thought leading | #globally recognised | #data-driven | #safety focused | #evidence based