Battery and Charger Safety Course

Batteries provide electric power for equipment like forklifts, narrow-aisle trucks, airport vehicles, electric buses, autos, and golf carts. When used properly, batteries are a safe and reliable source of power.

As with any power source, there are some hazards.

This lesson covers these hazards, including electrical shock, corrosive chemical exposure and battery handling.

Course Topics

This online Battery and Charger Safety course covers the following topics:

• Battery Basics
• Charger Basics
• Preparing for Charging
• Recharging and Watering
• Battery Acid
• Lockout/Tagout
• Vehicle Inspection

By the end of this course, an understanding will be gained of:

• How a battery and charger work
• Battery handling, recharging, watering and cleaning
• Personal safe practices
• Acid spill clean-up
• Simple exterior repair

Universally Compatible

This course was created using standards that will allow playback on most internet capable devices with standard web browsing capabilities including Apple’s iTouch, iPad, and iPhone, as well as most other smart phones and tablets including those with Android and Windows operating systems.

Certificate Of Completion

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.