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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 on fire, use fire-fighting sand, CO
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extinguisher, or other emer-
gency fire extinguishing equipment approved by fire fighters to extinguish the fire.
4 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.
1.3.3 Wet Batteries
If the battery is submerged in water, do not let people access it, and then contact Sungrow
or an authorized service partner for technical support.
If a battery is submerged in water or flooded, first, switch off all circuit breakers in the system
to cut off the power supply to the battery. Wait until floodwaters subside and do not approach
near battery. If someone needs to go into the flooded water, wear insulated full length rubber
boots and gloves.
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