Code of practice for safe operation of starter batteries

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Hardcopy , PDF

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English

Published date

28-06-1985

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Committees responsible
Code of practice
Section one. General
1. Scope
2. Definitions
Section two. Aspects of safety and conditions of use
3. Electrolyte
4. Electrical energy
5. Evolution of gases
6. Handling and installation
7. Routine checks
8. Charging
9. Recommendations covering the use of jump leads and
jump starting
10. Repair

Safety and health aspects associated with the handling, usage and charging of batteries for starting internal combustion engines.

This code gives recommendations on safety and health aspects associated with the handling, usage and charging of batteries for starting internal combustion engines.

It covers lead-acid, nickel-cadmium and nickel-iron types which are divided into two groups as follows:

lead-acid;
alkaline electrolyte types (nickel-cadmium and nickel-iron).

The code does not cover:

the design and construction of cells or batteries;
the health and safety aspects of cell and battery manufacture;
the use of batteries in potentially explosive atmospheres.

NOTE The title of the publication referred to in this code is given on the inside back cover.

Committee	PEL/21
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes 82/22903 DC (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, March 2013. (03/2013)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	10
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current

BS AU 237a:1993	Specification for light domestic duty jumper lead sets for automotive starting
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BS 6604:1985

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