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Lithium Battery Storage and Fire Safety Management

Solar backup banks, electric forklifts, phones, tools and electric vehicles have filled African warehouses, offices and homes with lithium batteries that can vent, ignite and reignite in ways ordinary fire plans do not anticipate. This course prepares organisations for the thermal runaway risk these batteries carry. It covers safe storage and charging, early warning, and a response that keeps people away from toxic and self sustaining fires.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain thermal runaway and why lithium battery fires behave differently.
  • Identify battery risks in storage, charging, transport and end of life.
  • Set safe storage, separation and charging arrangements for batteries.
  • Recognise early warning signs of a failing battery or cell.
  • Plan a fire response that protects people from toxic fume and reignition.
  • Manage damaged, swollen and waste batteries safely.

Course outline

  1. 01Lithium battery chemistry and thermal runaway
  2. 02Risks in storage, charging and transport
  3. 03Safe storage, separation and charging
  4. 04Early warning and monitoring
  5. 05Fire response and toxic fume protection
  6. 06Damaged and swollen battery handling
  7. 07Waste battery disposal and recycling

Who should attend

Warehouse and facilities managers, safety and fire officers, solar and energy storage installers, and fleet managers handling battery powered equipment.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
14 to 15 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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