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Fire safety of electric vehicles and charging in buildings for

Strata, Fleet & Government

Live saving learning for an electrified world...

Creating safer EV-ready buildings

Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) power our lives. They're everywhere, from the phone in your back pocket, electric bikes, vehicles and even large scale energy storage systems. In normal use, they're inherently safe to operate & charge.

But, when LiBs catch fire, known as 'thermal runaway',  they present significant risks to life & property. 

There's a lot of confusing and conflicting information and guidance about EVs and particularly EV charging in  buildings, with some governments, strata companies and owners corporations concerned about how they design, install and maintain safer charging sites that fulfil their duty of care to occupants and insurance obligations, all while keeping up with decarbonisation targets and a rapidly electrifying world.

Here's how we can support your journey...

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Design, Install & Maintain Safer EVs & Charging in Buildings (Online Course)

Want to support electric vehicles in your building but concerned about fire risk?

Lithium-ion battery fires are in the media almost every day...but, where do the actual risks lie and how can those responsible for EVs and charging in buildings filter fact from fiction?

This online course supports site managers, owners corporations, strata companies, government departments and anyone installing electric vehicle charging, with data-driven advice and sensible resources to understand and mitigate risk.

Interactive Webinars

We know installing EV charging can be confusing, so we run regular webinars that outline our latest data and research, recent real-world incidents and steps site managers can take to reduce risk should an incident occur.

These sessions also include time for questions, which will be answered during the session or taken on notice. 

These sessions are free for Design, Install, Maintain members, but you can also join individually.
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EV Charging Site Safety Sign (free download)

Our research indicates a number of the EV battery fires that occur connected to charging are caused by previous damage to the battery pack; primarily collision, submersion, exposure to another fire or where the EV has been recalled by the manufacturer due to a fault.

To help raise awareness of these risks amongst site managers and EV drivers, we've developed a charging site safety sign in collaboration with EV industry groups.

You can download, print and install the sign at your site by clicking the button below.

Battery Fire Risk Matrix - EVs vs eBikes

We know there's a lot of confusion for Strata and Owners Corporations on battery fire likelihood and risk.

To help everyone better understand lithium-ion battery fires in different devices and vehicles, we've created a data-based risk matrix.

It's is free to download (via evfiresafe.com) and highlights the risk of personal mobility devices (PMDs) vs electric vehicles (EVs). 
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Flexible training - do it from anywhere, on any device
Train with experts (who are also EV-experienced firefighters!)
Data-driven training using real-world incidents

What will you learn?

When you train with EV FireSafe, you're tapping into sensible, data-driven knowledge that's leading the world. Our online or in-person training sessions cover:

  • What is a lithium-ion battery, how are they constructed & where are they used? 
  • What's an electric vehicle (EV) and how do they work?
  • EV charging cables, units and stations - the basics!
  • What is 'thermal runaway' and what are the early warning signs?
  • How many EV battery fires have there been around the world?
  • When is there a higher risk of EV battery fire?
  • When should you call for emergency help?
  • The simple steps you can take to safer EV charging sites
  • Do you need to buy a fire blanket or extinguisher for your charging site?
  • Download: A Safer EV Charging Site Poster
  • Download: Design, Install and Maintain Safer EV Charging - Checklist
  • Download: How to write a Pre-Incident Plan for your EV Charging Site
  • Download: Draft Standard Operating Procedures for Fleet Drivers

Who is this training for?

Our training helps everyone stay safer around electric vehicles and is designed to assist:
Government Departments 
Strata Companies
Owners Corporations
Body Corporations
Fleet Managers
Fleet Drivers
Landlords
EV Charging Suppliers
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How is EV FireSafe's training delivered?

Train at your own pace online, or join us on a live webinar.

All sessions are delivered by experienced EV FireSafe team members. Our knowledge is not static; it is driven by our global database of real-world incidents, first-hand experience...and your questions and concerns.

We know these concepts can be confusing, so our training breaks them down into simple language and provides sensible, actionable incident management methods that can be rolled into your agency SOPs.
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Expert training designed for:

Government Departments,  Strata Companies, Owners Corporations, Body Corporations, Fleet Managers, Fleet Drivers, Landlords, EV Charging Suppliers

Introducing your instructors

Emma Sutcliffe

EV FireSafe director
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 volunteer firefighter.

Dan Fish

EV firesafe technical specialist
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.

FAQs about EV FireSafe EV Battery Fire Training for Strata, Fleet & Government

How often do sessions run?

The ULTIMATE Guide can be accessed any time, webinars are held monthly and in-person training is by request.

What will I
learn?

Everything you need to know to work more confidently around EVs and lithium-ion batteries!

Can I watch webinars later?

Webinars are recorded & will be available to view later via the enrolment page.

What do I need to do to attend?

Attend online using any device with wifi. In person events may have pre-requisites - ask us about those!

Can I ask
questions?

Yes! On webinars we answer some questions live, but you can also email us at hello@evfiresafe.business

Who runs these sessions?

EV FireSafe is funded by the Department of Defence to research EV battery fires. Research at evfiresafe.com

Favourite feedback (so far)...

EV FireSafe is invaluable to those of us concerned with, and working in, lithium-ion battery & EV fire safety. 
Professor Paul Christensen
...so many positive comments & thank you messages from attendees of this training. You have made us all safer.
Country Fire Authority
...an immense contribution in updating concepts & information of high technical relevance for our team.
Sergipe State Vehicle Rescue Commission (Brazil)

The EV FireSafe team are

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

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