That is very interesting, and there's something to be said about timing. -Doug
Douglas E Powell Laporte, Colorado USA [email protected] LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/coloradocomplianceguy/> (UTC -06:00) Mountain Time (US-MDT) On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 10:14 AM Ted Eckert <[email protected]> wrote: > By coincidence, there was a notice in today’s Federal Register that OSHA > is extending UL’s scope of recognition to add two standards. > > - UL 2272: Standard for electrical systems and personal e-mobility > devices > - UL 2849: Standard for electrical systems for eBikes > > > > Ted Eckert > > The opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of > my employer. > > > > *From:* Douglas E Powell <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, August 12, 2022 2:26 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] [PSES] Safety for e-scooters, e-bikes > > > > All, > > > > My Friday question is about storage/charging of e-scooters and e-bikes. It > seems that these days more and more people are using these devices and fire > safety is a growing concern. It seems my news feed has a new instance > every few days. Some of these cases are very tragic outcomes, in that the > owner brings these devices just inside the door to their apartment for > overnight charging. Of course, if there is a lithium fire, it is rather > violent and blocks the exit for the occupants. > > > > I am not very familiar with which safety standards are available in > North America and Europe, and do they have requirements to address such > concerns in the user documentation? I do know that some building owners > are taking matters into their own hands and requiring these devices be > charged outdoors; which may have varying success in mitigating building > fires. In any case, many e-scooter owners are probably not very keen on > leaving their property where it can be easily stolen. > > > > Thoughts? > > > > -Doug > > > > Laporte, Colorado USA > > LinkedIn > <https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fcoloradocomplianceguy%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cted.eckert%40microsoft.com%7Cc9e9a9f3e2954464402e08da7ca96ba4%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C0%7C0%7C637959364369664940%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=CDrDKIswhEfpV%2Fmm61vNnocmmFbLkH6I5WQ0QL%2BHmrk%3D&reserved=0> > > > > (UTC -06:00) Mountain Time (US-MDT) > > > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc > discussion list. 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