| Document ID (ISN) | 51769 |
| CIS number |
89-972 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-11-883947-0 |
| Year |
1987 |
| Convention or series no. |
Guidance note GS 43
|
| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Lithium batteries |
| Bibliographic information |
HMSO Publication Centre, P.O. Box 276, London SW8 5DT, United Kingdom, Apr. 1987. 6p. Bibl. Price code: GBP AB. |
| Abstract |
Contents of this guidance note: background; hazards (explosion, overheating, release of potentially hazardous materials, spontaneous ignition); testing by manufacturers/suppliers; protective devices; information; selection and design; using batteries; testing by purchasers/users; accident procedure; transportation and disposal. In the appendices: a summary of safety measures; dangerous incidents involving lithium cells or batteries. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; lithium; testing; explosion hazards; personal protective equipment; storage batteries |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
data sheet |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Explosions
Personal protection
Labour inspection
|
