Abstract :
This paper is a review of an audit of existing US local, county, state and federal laws, codes, ordinances and requirements regarding the environmental storage, handling, spill, containment and disposal of stationary lead-acid battery systems (SLABS). SLABS are extensively used for uninterruptible power systems and for providing facility emergency power supplies
Keywords :
environmental factors; lead acid batteries; legislation; safety; Pb; Pb-acid secondary cells; SLABS; battery handling; emergency power supplies; environmental compliance; environmental safety; environmental storage; handling disposal; stationary lead-acid battery systems; uninterruptible power systems; Batteries; Fires; Guidelines; Hazardous materials; Industrial power systems; Law; Material storage; Occupational safety; Power system analysis computing; Slabs;
