Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Approach to Fire
Prevention?
The Problem
• Increasing facility fire risk
across the industry
Common Practice
Metacognition
& Safety
E-Scrap Conference
September 19, 2022
Lithium-Ion Battery Fires
Low Frequency
High Impact
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How our brain reacts when a fire occurs
(Neuro4Kiz, 2018) 14
How our brain reacts when a fire occurs
(Neuro4Kiz, 2018) 15
How our brain reacts when a fire occurs
(Neuro4Kiz, 2018) 16
How our brain reacts when a fire occurs
(Neuro4Kiz, 2018) 17
Reaction: Grab a Fire Extinguisher
(Neuro4Kiz, 2018) 19
Increasing Mindfulness
(Neuro4Kiz, 2018) 20
Metacognition: Thinking about how you think
What Why
22
What is inside?
(Stimson, 2022) 27
Review & Discuss Film
28
Electrical Safety Training
29
Basic handling precautions
31
Future Plans: Explore Virtual Reality
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What drives cognition?
What Why
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References
▪ Neuro4Kidz. (2018, June 2). Build that prefrontal lobe up. https://medium.com/@rohanpoosala/build-that-
prefrontal-lobe-up-c72434186dfd
▪ Stimson, B. (2022, June 23). Tesla spontaneously catches fire while sitting in California junkyard.
https://www.foxnews.com/auto/tesla-fire-california-junkyard
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What are Your
Objectives?
Fire Risk
• Human Consequences
• Business Consequences
• Industry Consequences
The cost (human and
business) of fires is MUCH
greater than the cost of
preventing them!
What is the
“Fire Safety Outreach Team”?
• ISRI Staff
• Fire Chiefs
• Legal Professionals
OSHA Susan Harwood Training Grant Funding
Early Detection
Safe and Effective
Fire Response
Open Discussion
Share your experiences!
• Share your fire experience and outcomes
• Share your questions and concerns to
attack fire hazards for the industry
• What can YOU do to implement “Common
Sense Approaches”?
Available Resources
• National Fire Protection Association (N.F.P.A.):
www.nfpa.org
• Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries: www.isri.org
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration:
www.osha.gov
• U.S. Fire Administration:
www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/
• Your local Fire Department, they are your friends,
honestly!
Actually 3 Things…
• You can’t fix fire risk
• You can only make it better
• Only a little bit at a time
Thank you for your commitment
to fire prevention in the
Recycling Industries
For more information about ISRI’s Fire
Safety & Prevention Resources, contact:
isrisafety@isri.org or
call Tony Smith at 202-662-8529
E-Scrap Conference 2022
Hazard Recognition: Fire Safety and
Prevention
Monday, September 19, 2022
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries
The Issue…
• Fire Prevention
High Priority
Deficiencies
Fire Study Preliminary Data
Deficiencies
Identified by
Category
Fire Study Preliminary Data
Known Cause
Inbound Source Control
Inbound Source Control
Thermal Batteries
Damaged
or
Defective
Batteries
Inbound Source Control
Batteries
• Electric Vehicles
• Hybrid Vehicles
Example of thermal
runaway on electric
scooter battery
Lithium Battery Demand
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Types of Lithium-Based Batteries
▪ Possible Markings:
▪ ‘Lithium’ or ‘Lithium cells’; marked
as (CR###)
Inbound Source Control
• Lithium-Ion Batteries
(rechargeable)
• Increasing issue for recyclers
and MRFs
• Lithium Batteries in
automatic faucets
Handling Lithium Batteries
• Damaged / smoking /
hot or distorted
batteries must be
covered and separated
from other batteries
and flammable /
combustible material
• Emergency Station
• Class D fire
extinguishers
• CellBlock
• Fire & 1st Aid Blanket
• Emergency Kit
Handling Lithium Batteries
• Emergency eye-wash
station
• Gloves for handling
thermal runaway
• Fire blankets
Handling Lithium Batteries
• Emergency Battery
Containment Unit (EBC)
• Used for thermal event
suppression
• Once cell is contained it
is moved to appropriate
area for containment
Inbound Source Control
• Hydraulic fluid in
equipment
Fuel Source Control
• Combustible dusts
Fuel Source Control
• Pallet storage
Fuel Source Control
Build Relationships with the Locals
• Fires occur in all types of recycling facilities, but the causes can be
managed, and the risk can be reduced
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