The Workforce Development department at Nashua Community College is hosting an Electric Vehicle safety training course for emergency personnel.
The course is split into 2-hour sessions over 4 dates, starting Monday, Oct. 19. The cost is $100 per person.
The course covers critical skills such as:
- Vehicle identification
- High-voltage shutoff procedures
- Extrication hazards, and battery fire suppression.
- Comprehensive EV training for industry professionals covers several specialized protocols:
- Identification and Assessment: Learning to recognize hybrid/electric drivetrains, assess battery conditions, and identify manufacturer-specific safety indicators.
- Shutdown Procedures: Step-by-step methods to safely isolate high-voltage systems, disconnect 12-volt auxiliary batteries, and deploy tools like the Emergency Plug to prevent accidental re-engagement.
- Fire Mitigation: Specialized tactics for managing lithium-ion battery fires, preventing thermal runaway, and deploying EV-specific fire blankets
- Vehicle Extrication: Safe cutting points, air-bag deployment considerations, and structural integrity awareness for wrecked EVs.
Course Highlights
- Proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needed
- Identifying high voltage wiring and locations
- Dealing with thermal events
- Safe extrication
- Isolating a damaged EV/Hybrid
- Towing and transportation methods
- Fire equipment required
- Dealing with a disabled EV/Hybrid vehicle
Course Highlights
- Proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needed
- Identifying high voltage wiring and locations
- Work environments
- Dealing with a thermal event
- Extrication, isolation and towing procedures
- Electrical theory
- High voltage batteries
- Charging and vehicle operation
- Vehicle configurations
- AC and DC motors
- Moving disabled vehicles
Course Highlights
- Diagnostic methods
- Disabling a high voltage system
- Servicing high voltage systems
- High voltage cooling systems and service
- CAN Bus diagnostics
- Servicing failed systems and components
Questions
Contact Director of Workforce Development Jon Mason at [email protected]
