Section
6.
Planned
Maintenance
Electric Truck Battery Maintenance
NO
SMOKING
BATTERY
SERVICE
AREA
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
•
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
and
deluge shower must
be
provided.
A
conveyor, overhead hoist,
or
equivalent material handling equipment
must
be
provided
for
handling
batteries.
IMPORTANT
Electric truck batteries
are
heavy
and
awkward
to
handle.
They
are
filled
with
a
very hazardous
chemical
solution.
At all
times batteries give
off
hydrogen
and
oxygen
especially when charging, 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
instructions.
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