Battery Hydrogen Gas. A universal battery cartridge is designed to service any suitable electrically propelled vehicle including buses cars vans and long haul trucks. For safety purposes the concentration of hydrogen in the air should be kept below 1 to reduce risk of explosion. Lead acid motive power batteries produce hydrogen gas at 80 recharge point making proper ventilation in the battery charging area extremely important.
The two primary risks are from hydrogen gas formed when the battery is being charged and the sulfuric acid in the battery fluid. The forklift battery room ventilation requirement calculators provided below are for reference only.
For general safety precautions when working with batteries please see the osh answers garages batteries which covers automotive vehicle sized batteries.
A universal battery cartridge is designed to service any suitable electrically propelled vehicle including buses cars vans and long haul trucks. For safety purposes the concentration of hydrogen in the air should be kept below 1 to reduce risk of explosion. Hydrogen gas is colorless and odorless and is lighter than air causing the gas to rise to the top of a building. During battery charging oxygen and hydrogen are released after a cell has achieved approximately 95 of its charge during boost charging or overcharging and the resultant risk is required to be assessed under part 3 1 of the nsw workplace health and safety regulation 2011.
