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• Ingestion: Induce vomiting, and seek medical aid immediately.
Wipe out the contacted area with a sponge or cloth that is soaked in water until you obtain
medical aid. These materials can damage skin and eyes, causing blindness.
1.3.2 Fire
Fire may occur with the battery despite its careful design. Likewise, a fire or unusually high
temperatures near the battery can cause it to catch fire.
Protective equipment
A respirator is not required during normal operations.
In the event of a fire, hazardous fumes including carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and/or
various hydrocarbons may be emitted. To comply with the Personal Protective Equipment
Directive (89/686/EEC), use a full-face self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) with full
protective gear during fire fighting.
Fire fighting
In the event of a fire, only qualified firefighters with appropriate protective equip-
ment are permitted to enter the room where the battery is located.
It may take a long time to completely extinguish the fire. Consider allowing the sys-
tem to burn. Smoke indicates that the battery is still burning. Always note that
there is a risk of the battery re-igniting.
Proceed as follows for fire-fighting.
1 Shut off any connected power system or electronics such as the battery, battery isolator,
PV DC isolator(s), AC isolator, solar supply main switch and normal supply main switch.
2 Perform an adequate knock down on the fire before entering the incident’s hot zone.
3 If the battery catches fire, turn off the battery MCB immediately.
4 The use of fire extinguishing sand, carbon dioxide fire extinguishers can briefly extin-
guish open fires, water is the best way to control the spread of fire, but the use of water
fire extinguishing needs to wear electrical insulation protective equipment to avoid elec-
tric shock.
5 Since the battery may re-ignite at any time due to the high temperature of the internal
chemical reaction, please use a large amount of water to continuously cool the battery
for 30-60min after extinguishing the open flame, and wear electrical insulation protective
equipment to avoid electric shock during this process.
6 If the fire is not from the battery and has not spread to it yet, use an ABC fire extinguisher
to extinguish the fire. Remove batteries and other ignition sources from the scene of a
fire.
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