Shortlist announced!
We are delighted to announce our shortlist for the 2024 Safety Innovation Award. The following innovations were all hugely worthy contenders – join us at the Electrical Product Safety Conference on 21 November where the winner will be announced and we’ll here from them amongst a day of lectures and discussion from industry professionals – book your place here.
1 BuySafe
Buy Safe is a trusted mark for e-mobility devices and batteries that have passed rigorous safety testing and hold verified audited certifications. Buy Safe ensures that e-mobility devices meet the highest safety standards, thereby improving safety outcomes for the community.
Buy Safe verifies that each e-mobility device or battery maintains up-to-date certifications, reinforcing trust and reliability.
Designed to elevate quality and safety in e-mobility, the Buy Safe platform can also be applied to any electrical product where safety and credential verification are paramount.
BatteryIQ™ provides two benefits which means batteries for e-mobility vehicles with this BatteryIQ system can be safely taken into residential and commercial buildings.
Each BatteryIQ™ marked battery has a clear visible label with our protected logo, and each battery contains a circuit board with a globally unique serial number. We can trace this serial number back to the point of manufacture of the specific battery and the battery can be scanned for its status.
3 SafeBatt
SafeBatt conducts research into Li-ion battery safety. The research focusses on improving the understanding of the root causes of cell failure and the mechanisms of failure propagation, including detecting and mitigating failure events. The SafeBatt team is involved with engaging with and advising stakeholders including government bodies and training first responders. The SafeBatt project is a collaboration of seven universities as well as industrial partners, to aid the investigation of the science of battery safety.
We undertake a range of testing using to investigate how materials properties cause safety concerns or varied safety signatures, and are developing detection methods and mitigation strategies for the phenomenon of thermal runaway and propagation.
The project is also developing an improved understanding of processes occurring during real world failure, including the environmental consequences of Li-ion battery fires, which will inform the further development of fire sensing and protection systems for battery energy storage systems and help inform first responders.
The Faraday Institution SafeBatt project is keeping safety at the forefront of the UK’s transition to net-zero. Its research into understanding the science of battery safety will enable the optimisation of safety systems. We engage with the public and stakeholders such as first responders and government to advise and assist with safety-related battery matters.
4 PV Stop
A simple, safe and effective way to temporarily de-energise all compromised PV systems by blocking the light, stopping the energy generation at source. This applies to all First Responders that can be trained and competent in how to isolate the high voltage DC electrical risks around PV systems.
The 2025 Award opens in Spring – enter by end of Aug to be in with the chance to win!
Get in touch to be notified when the 2025 award opens: ellen.vester@electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk