Firefighter Podcast

#215 The Truth about lithium-ion batteries and the danger they pose with Professor Paul Christensen

25 Feb 2023

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Current data shows that 1 out of every 10 million lithium-ion batteries fails, this can be for a variety of reasons but the result is often uncontrolled, highly destructive & often explosive.These batteries are incredibly popular and in use all around us however, they degrade much faster than traditional batteries & when a lithium-ion battery fails it is costing lives and we are yet to fully understand why and more importantly how to fight this in the context of emergency response.Professor Paul Christensen is a subject matter expert & Consultant on all aspects of lithium-ion battery safety including fire detection and suppression. He is Senior Advisor to the National Fire Chiefs Council & lead for continuing Professional Development on lithium-ion battery safety across the sector covering basic lithium-ion battery science and technology, thermal runaway and consequences (including case studies), additives & safety systems, detection and suppression of fire and explosion avoidance and mitigation.Links to resources mentioned in this episode can be found below:Professor Paul Christensen LinkedIn NFCC GuidanceNational Fire Protection AssociationPlease support the podcast and its future by clicking HERE and joining our Patreon CrewA big thanks to our partners for supporting this episode.GORE-TEX Professional ClothingHAIX FootwearACCESS the FREE GENESIS Sleep & Performance webinar HEREACCESS our community for Emergency Services Peer support HEREFitness For the Frontline is coaching designed specifically to reflect the physical elements of the role of a Firefighter for those applying for, currently serving in or retired from the fire service.Designed by Firefighters for FirefightersJoin our Facebook group HERETry the program for FREE HERE Support the ongoing work of the podcast by clicking HEREPlease subscribe to the podcast on YoutubeEnter our monthly giveaways on the following platformsFacebookSend us a textSupport the show***The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. Our partners are not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.*** Please support the podcast and its future by clicking HERE and joining our Patreon Crew

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#215 The Truth about lithium-ion batteries and the danger they pose with Professor Paul Christensen

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