The United States Environmental Protection Agency
(USEPA), State of Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) Hazard Evaluation and
Emergency Response Office (HEER), United States Department of Transportation
(USDOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
industry, first responders, and other interested constituencies are partnering
to provide free overarching Lithium-Ion Battery Emergency Preparedness and Response
training, as well as a tabletop exercise based on a Lithium-Ion Battery Energy
Storage System (BESS) incident scenario.
Audience: Public safety and industry first responders, facility
leaders and owners, Local Emergency Response Committee members and other
interested parties.
Objective: To learn about Lithium-Ion Batteries including
potential hazards, fire-related response approaches and how to appropriately
address, transport and dispose of waste
generated by a fire event. The day is
designed to help participants familiarize themselves with the Lithium-Ion
Battery emergency response process; gain connections with local industrial,
first responders, and government personnel; and encourage facilities and first
responders to evaluate their emergency response practices. The training and exercises will be a no-fault
environment with a focus on emergency preparedness and response efforts aimed
at preventing or minimizing the impacts of incidents and will not involve
enforcement personnel.
Save-the-date flyers are in the documents section of this webpage. To register, go to:
Click date for Kauai registration: June 13
Click date for Oahu registration: June 15
Click date for Maui registration: June 19
Click date for Hawaii County registration: June 21
Click date for Hawaii County registration: June 22
Questions?
Contact Bill Jones, jones.bill@epa.gov, 619-806-6737
