L9: Lithium Battery Fire Incident Indoor Air Quality Assessment
Wed, 6/3: 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM CDT
Education Sessions
Education Sessions
Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center
Room: 391
CM Credit Hours: 1
Description
This session will review how a post-fire Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Assessment was conducted following a 7-hour fire that burned a Lithium-Ion Battery (LIB) storage facility located adjacent to a four-story office building. The building was occupied at the time the fire started.
Initial emergency response protocols implemented will be reviewed but the main objective of this session will be to discuss various IAQ sampling methodologies used to assess the potential impact that the fire had on the building ventilation systems and occupied spaces. In addition, testing protocols had to be developed to ensure that the building was acceptable for re-occupancy, several of which go well above and beyond traditional IAQ testing methodologies.
Initial emergency response protocols implemented will be reviewed but the main objective of this session will be to discuss various IAQ sampling methodologies used to assess the potential impact that the fire had on the building ventilation systems and occupied spaces. In addition, testing protocols had to be developed to ensure that the building was acceptable for re-occupancy, several of which go well above and beyond traditional IAQ testing methodologies.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion, the participant will be able to:
• Explain hazardous combustion products that may be released during a LIB fire.
• Apply emergency protocols used to extinguish a LIB fire.
• Assess a building ventilation system for potential LIB fire residues.
• Interpret sampling results.
• Detail how communicating risk can help in alleviating the fear of building occupants going back into the building.
• Explain hazardous combustion products that may be released during a LIB fire.
• Apply emergency protocols used to extinguish a LIB fire.
• Assess a building ventilation system for potential LIB fire residues.
• Interpret sampling results.
• Detail how communicating risk can help in alleviating the fear of building occupants going back into the building.
Content Level
Intermediate
Core Competencies
Exposure Assessment
Indoor Air Quality
Risk Assessment
Keywords
Exposure Assessment
Indoor air quality
Risk assessment and management
Session Availability
In-person
OnDemand
Targeted Audience
Professional
Transfer of Knowledge
Case Studies
Lecture Only