Lithium Battery Handling, Charging & Storage Safe Work Procedure Template
Editable Word lithium battery safe work procedure for Queensland businesses: buying, checking, charging, storing, carrying, damaged batteries, fire response and disposal for drone and tool batteries.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
Suits Queensland businesses that use drones or battery tools. It gives workers a step-by-step method for handling lithium ion batteries, and is clear about which controls are law and which are good practice. It pairs with the Drone Operations Policy & Procedure.
What Is Included In Our Lithium Battery Handling, Charging & Storage Safe Work Procedure?
- Short policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Plain-English definitions of cells, thermal runaway and watt-hour ratings
- Roles for managers, a battery officer, supervisors, pilots and contractors
- A 21-step procedure from buying to disposal
- Pre-use inspection of swelling, damage and heat
- Charging rules for workshops, vehicles and field sites
- Storage, damaged battery handling and fire response
- Road and air transport of lithium batteries
- Retiring and recycling batteries
- Records, training, review and reference titles
Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): s 19 (primary duty of care), ss 35 to 39 (notifiable incidents, notice and preserving the site)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): ss 32 to 38 (risk management), s 39 (information, training and instruction), ss 42 and 43 (first aid, emergency plan), s 213 (maintenance of plant), s 328 (application of the hazardous chemicals chapter)
- Electrical Safety Act 2002 (Qld): ss 11 and 12; Electrical Safety Regulation 2026 (Qld): ss 138 and 292
- Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Dangerous Goods) Regulation 2018 (Qld): s 6
- Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (the ADG Code), as adopted by the Regulation: UN 3480 and UN 3481, special provisions 188, 376 and 377
- Civil Aviation Act 1988 (Cth): s 23; Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (Cth): regs 92.015 and 92.020
- Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021; Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021 (only where the safety data sheet shows the battery is a hazardous chemical)
- The battery and charger manufacturer’s instructions (not law)
What You Get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (6 pages), A4 portrait
- Business details and document control typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
- Purpose, scope and a policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Definitions, and responsibilities for each role
- A step-by-step procedure that says who does what
- Records, training, monitoring and review, related documents and a revision history
Review it and adjust it to suit your business, your sites and the way your team works, and talk it through with your workers. If you have any trouble downloading this template, you can contact us at any time. Please make sure you read our Disclaimer before downloading.
How to use it
From download to site in three steps
Buy and download
Check out with card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download buttons appear straight away and the links are emailed to you.
Make it yours
Open it in Microsoft Word or Excel. Add your logo, business details, site and job information, and adjust it to how the work is done.
Brief your crew
Talk it through with the workers doing the job, have them sign on, and keep it on site. Review it whenever the job or conditions change.
What format is it?
Microsoft Word (registers are Excel). Edit it in Word or Excel, or free in Word and Excel for the web, and add your own logo and business details.
How do I get it after I pay?
Your download buttons appear as soon as checkout finishes, and the links are emailed to you. You can re-download from your account at any time.
Is it compliant with Queensland law?
It's written around Queensland's Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Regulation 2011. Tailor it to your site, consult your workers and review it whenever conditions change; no template can guarantee compliance on its own.
What if it isn't right for my job?
If it doesn't match its description or has a fault, we'll fix it, and if we can't, we'll refund you (or give you store credit if you'd prefer). Check the sample pages first, as we don't refund a change of mind.
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