Document ID (ISN) | 51769 |
CIS number |
89-972 |
ISBN(s) |
0-11-883947-0 |
Year |
1987 |
Convention or series no. |
Guidance note GS 43
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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
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Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances Explosions Personal protection Labour inspection
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