This document has been written to provide supporting information to industry and stakeholders in the battery energy equipment industries covering battery systems (DC batteries) and battery energy storage system (AC batteries with power conversion equipment). Battery safety is a critical requirement for any system sold in Australia. Although a range of documentation exists, as well as Standards, covering aspects of safety, there are a number of gaps and challenges where information is limited or non-existent. This document is written to provide information to assist industry and stakeholders where gaps in safety information currently exist.
The document focusses on providing safety information and recommendations for the transportation and storage, users and consumers, decommissioning, recycling, first responders and certification segments of the battery system and BESS supply chain.