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1.2.3 Response to emergency situations
• If a user happens
t
o be exposed
t
o internal materials of
t
he battery cell due
to
dama
g
e on
t
he outer casing,
t
he
f
oll
o
wing actions are recommended.
Inhalation : Lea
v
e
t
he contaminated area immediately and seek medical attention.
Ey
e contact : Rinse e
y
es wi
t
h running
w
ater
f
or 15 minutes and seek medical
attention.
Contact wi
t
h skin :
W
ash
t
he contacted area wi
t
h soap
t
horoughly and seek
medical attention.
In
g
estion: Induce
v
omiting and seek medical attention.
Sa
f
ety
Effective ways to deal with accidents
On land : Place damaged battery into a segregated place and call local fire
department or service engineer.
In water : Stay out of the water and don’t touch anything if any part of the
battery, inverter, or wiring is submerged.
Do not use submerged battery again and contact the service engineer.
•
Fire fighting instructions
•
Fire extinguishing media
•
WARNING
T
here may be a possible explosion when batteries are heated above 150
℃.
When
t
he battery pack is burning, it leaks poisonous
g
ases. Do not approach.
The RESU10H battery pack comprises multiple batteries
t
hat are designed
t
o pre
v
ent
hazards resulting from
f
ailures. H
ow
e
v
er, LG Chem cann
o
t guarantee
t
heir absolute
sa
f
et
y
.
If a fire breaks out in the place where the battery pack is installed, perform the
following countermeasures:
Respirator is not required during normal operations.
Use FM-200 or CO2 extinguisher for battery fire.
Use an ABC fire extinguisher, if the fire is not from battery and not spread to it yet.
1. If fire occurs when charging batteries, if it is safe to do so, disconnect
t
he
battery pack circuit breaker to shut off the power to charge.
2. If the battery pack is not on fire yet, extinguish the fire before the battery pack
catches fire.
3. If the battery pack is on fire, do not try to extinguish but evacuate people
immediately.
