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Robbie Ainsworth
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Emergency Plug

With EVs and Hybrid vehicles becoming more and more popular, this could be a handy tool to ensure our teams' safety when responding to an accident. Has anyone ever seen this in action, what other tools should we be exploring within the green energy space? ptrescue.com.au/...
EV EMERGENCY PLUG | PT Rescue
EV EMERGENCY PLUG - THE SAFER OPTION TO IMMOBILISE ELECTRIC VEHICLES ​There are a number of safety concerns surrounding the unexpected movement of an EV that has been involved in an accident, or where technicians are working on a vehicle, which has led to the development of the EV Emergency…
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Jesse McNeilly@JesseMcNeilly
Jesse McNeilly
#evfire #electricvehiclefire
Jesse McNeilly@JesseMcNeilly
Jesse McNeilly
@DanAtEVFireSafeDotCom I think you’d be really useful on this post mate. Robbie is a great guy and would be keen for your feedback if you can help?
Rescue Connect@RescueConnectAdmin
Rescue Connect
A real challenge! carexpert.com.au/...
Firefighters still struggle to defeat EV fires effectively
A sobering reality: it can take more than 25,000 litres of water to extinguish an electric vehicle fire.
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Jesse McNeilly@JesseMcNeilly
Jesse McNeilly
I love this post mate! Yeah I haven’t seen any structural advance in industrial firefighting for awhile - some sites still aren’t running TICs. With large mines using more and more EVs I think this will be a bigger and bigger issue!
Robbie Ainsworth@Robbie
Robbie Ainsworth
@JesseMcNeilly Absolutely, I've not even heard of any training companies offering EV-tailored packages, the main focus in my opinion should be RCR not so much extinguishment (I think we all get it heaps of water) That blows my mind some sites don't have TICs they will be invaluable during one of these incidents. A couple of handy links in the meantime: energysecurityagency.com/... evfiresafe.com
Emergency Response Guides - Energy Security Agency
energysecurityagency.com
Jesse McNeilly@JesseMcNeilly
Jesse McNeilly
@Robbie Cheers mate, I’ll have a look and pass it on!
Jesse McNeilly@JesseMcNeilly
Jesse McNeilly
@Robbie @DanAtEVFireSafeDotCom