8-22 Lift Truck Maintenance
Electric Truck Battery Maintenance
Battery charging installations must be located in areas designated for
that purpose. These areas must be kept free of all non-essential
combustible materials.
Facilities must be provided for:
• Flushing spilled electrolyte
• Eye wash facility
• Fire protection
• Protecting charging apparatus from damage by trucks
• Adequate ventilation for dispersal of fumes from gassing
batteries.
When handling acid concentrates greater than 50 percent acid
(above 1.400 specific gravity), an eye wash fountain must be
provided.
A conveyor, overhead hoist, or equivalent material handling
equipment must be provided for handling batteries.
Electric truck batteries are heavy and awkward to handle.
They are filled with a very hazardous chemical solution.
On charge, they give off hydrogen and oxygen which, in
certain concentrations, are explosive. And they are costly.
Before you remove, service, or install a truck battery,
carefully read the following recommendations and in-
structions.
NO
SMOKING
BATTERY
SERVICE
AREA
NO
SMOKING
BATTERY
SERVICE
AREA
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