Fundamentals of xEV, Safety, and PPE

Do you know what personal protective equipment (PPE), tools, and instruments are needed to keep you safe around high voltage (HV) vehicles? Are you aware of how to protect yourself or your employees when working around high voltage systems and platforms?

Safety is paramount when working around any type of high voltage. As electric and hybrid vehicles (xEV’s) and EV fleets become more prevalent, the critical need for OEMs, suppliers, companies, and organizations to provide comprehensive safety training for teams working with or around xEV systems and platforms increases. Engineers, technologists, and technicians involved in the design, development, testing, and/or servicing of high voltage EV systems, along with first responders interacting with Ev’s, must learn to protect themselves using safe procedures and practices.

This 4-hour course explains EV safety fundamentals, including personal protective equipment (PPE) and how to develop and establish common safety procedures for working around high voltage vehicles. You’ll learn how to safely connect and disable a high voltage system for testing and diagnostic purposes and during disaster and crash events. You’ll be introduced to various types of xEV’s, including heavy duty vehicles, by examining their characteristics, architecture, and components. You will learn critical connection and disconnection procedures,  isolation fault detection strategies and how to identify conditions that affect EV performance and safety.  The course explains the tools, PPE, safety procedures, and practices that should be in place, as well as methods to establish new procedures and test PPE. It also discusses how to develop and comply with FMVSS 305 requirements , OSHA PPE guidelines, and apply ISO 17840 Emergency Response Guides to respond to disaster situations involving xEV’s..