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Cordless tools are a WHS fire risk your site can't ignore

Cordless tools are a WHS fire risk your site ca...

Every Australian site runs cordless tools, and their lithium-ion batteries are a fire risk that work health and safety law now expects you to control. Here's what a defensible plan...

Cordless tools are a WHS fire risk your site ca...

Every Australian site runs cordless tools, and their lithium-ion batteries are a fire risk that work health and safety law now expects you to control. Here's what a defensible plan...

The first 60 seconds of a lithium-ion battery fire: what to do

The first 60 seconds of a lithium-ion battery f...

When a battery fails, the first minute decides how the next hour goes. Here's a calm, practical plan for what to do the moment a lithium-ion battery catches fire.

The first 60 seconds of a lithium-ion battery f...

When a battery fails, the first minute decides how the next hour goes. Here's a calm, practical plan for what to do the moment a lithium-ion battery catches fire.

The Smoke Is the Danger: Toxic Gases From Lithium-Ion Battery Fires

The Smoke Is the Danger: Toxic Gases From Lithi...

Flames are what people see. What they breathe can be the bigger threat. What's in lithium-ion battery smoke, how fast it arrives, and what it means at home and at...

The Smoke Is the Danger: Toxic Gases From Lithi...

Flames are what people see. What they breathe can be the bigger threat. What's in lithium-ion battery smoke, how fast it arrives, and what it means at home and at...

Lithium Batteries on Boats: A Safety Checklist for the Season Ahead

Lithium Batteries on Boats: A Safety Checklist ...

House banks, electric outboards, e-foils, e-bikes and power banks: boats carry more lithium than ever. What Australian and overseas incidents teach us, and a practical checklist for owners and marinas.

Lithium Batteries on Boats: A Safety Checklist ...

House banks, electric outboards, e-foils, e-bikes and power banks: boats carry more lithium than ever. What Australian and overseas incidents teach us, and a practical checklist for owners and marinas.

NSW's New Battery Rules Start 1 October: What Changes for Households and Businesses

NSW's New Battery Rules Start 1 October: What C...

Australia's first mandatory battery stewardship scheme starts in NSW on 1 October 2026. Here's what it covers, why it exists, and what to do with old and damaged batteries now....

NSW's New Battery Rules Start 1 October: What C...

Australia's first mandatory battery stewardship scheme starts in NSW on 1 October 2026. Here's what it covers, why it exists, and what to do with old and damaged batteries now....

Lithium-ion fire safety in aged care and hospitals: where residents can't just run

Lithium-ion fire safety in aged care and hospit...

In a home, a battery fire is survivable if you get out. In aged care and hospitals, many people can't. That changes everything about how these settings manage the risk.

Lithium-ion fire safety in aged care and hospit...

In a home, a battery fire is survivable if you get out. In aged care and hospitals, many people can't. That changes everything about how these settings manage the risk.