High-Voltage Lithium Battery Training for Waste & Recycling Professionals
Safely manage the most powerful waste you’ll ever handle.
With the rise of electric vehicles, home energy systems, and industrial battery storage, high-voltage lithium-ion batteries are appearing more frequently in the waste stream. Whether from EVs, solar storage systems, or other high-energy applications, these batteries carry serious risk — including fire, chemical exposure, and electric shock.
Lithium Battery Waste Disposal Training
High-Voltage Lithium Batteries in Waste Management is a 1-day training course designed to give waste, recycling, end of life (ELV),logistics, and environmental professionals the practical knowledge needed to handle these systems safely and in line with UK regulations.
In this 1-day course, participants can expect to learn:
- The safe disassembly and reassembly of high-voltage lithium battery packs
- Risk assessment procedures for high-voltage battery handling and storage
- Voltage measurement techniques and electrical safety when working with HV batteries
- How thermal runaway occurs and how to spot the warning signs early
- Lithium-ion battery fire causes, characteristics, and suppression methods
- Fire-related chemical hazards such as hydrogen fluoride, hydrofluoric acid, and other dangerous fumes
- Proper selection and use of PPE for electrocution and arc flash protection
- Safe handling of lithium-ion batteries
- Electric shock and arc flash risks, including DC exposure and incident energy
- First aid for lithium-ion battery incidents
- Transport regulations for lithium batteries under UK and ADR legislation
- Battery packaging, documentation, and vehicle requirements for compliant logistics
- Charging and discharging procedures, covering voltage/current limits, equipment, and thermal risks
- Safe storage of HV lithium batteries, including design, signage, containment, and emergency planning
IMI Certification
Upon successful completion of the course, delegates will receive an IMI Accredited Professional Achievement Certificate in High Voltage Lithium Batteries in Waste Management.
