New York § 495-C - 495-CLithium-ion battery safety resources
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§ 495-C. 495-CLithium-ion battery safety resources
§ 495-c. Lithium-ion battery safety resources. The department of state, in consultation with the division of homeland security and emergency services and the New York state energy research and development authority, shall develop and maintain safety resources, information, and protocols in regard to fire hazard prevention relating to, but not limited to, lithium-ion batteries, second-use lithium-ion batteries, bicycles with electric assist as defined in section one hundred two-c of the vehicle and traffic law, limited use motorcycles as defined in section one hundred twenty-one-b of the vehicle and traffic law, and micromobility devices. The department of state shall post such safety resources, information and protocols on their website. Such safety resources, information and protocols shall be designed to educate the public on how to respond to and deal with emergency circumstances in regard to incidents associated with, but not limited to, the use and charging of lithium-ion batteries, second-use lithium-ion batteries, bicycles with electric assist as defined in section one hundred two-c of the vehicle and traffic law, limited use motorcycles as defined in section one hundred twenty-one-b of the vehicle and traffic law, and micromobility devices. Such safety resources, information and protocols shall include, but not be limited to, charging tips, how to dispose of lithium-ion batteries, handling and preventing lithium-ion battery fires.
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