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Guide for Building Resilient E-Bus ecosystem

1. Fleet

2. Depot

3. Charging Infrastructure

4. Operating Environment

Charging Infrastructure

Training and operational preparedness are critical to ensuring safe and reliable charging infrastructure operations. This section outlines mandatory training modules, standard operating procedures, and emergency response practices for depot personnel to prevent electrical hazards, manage fire risks, and ensure personnel safety during e-bus charging and related activities. Effective implementation requires targeted mitigation actions by relevant stakeholder, as outlined in the following table for enforcement and compliance.

Q1. Which training topic is essential to prevent unsafe energisation during maintenance?
Q2. Which practice ensures safe initiation of charging operations?
Q3. Which activity strengthens personnel readiness for electrical fires?
Q4. Which condition must be ensured before initiating a charging session?

S.No.

Activities

Responsibility

1.

Basic features of the charging system

Charging System Provider
Capacity Building Team

2.

Docking and emergency handling

Charging System Provider
Capacity Building Team

3.

SoPs for the following to prevent electrical mishaps

Charging System Provider
Safety Officer

4.

Fire-fighting Equipment

Charging System Provider
Capacity Building Team

5.

Fire-fighting operations activities and mock drills

Charging System Provider
Capacity Building Team
First Responders

6.

Site-specific SOPs

Safety Officer

7.

Ensure Safety for personnel while charging

Charging System Provider
Capacity Building Team
Train technicians and other related staff, deployed in the electrical and charging infrastructure, for the following amongst others:

Basic features of the charging system:

  • Overall construction and operations of the charging system – the chargers, their construction and functioning, operating procedures, controls, electricity input side details from transformer to chargers, output side details from chargers to e-buses, etc.  
  • Safe start-up, shutdown, and isolation procedures
  • Arc fault identification and mitigation
  • LOTO (Lockout-Tagout) safety practices

Docking and emergency handling: Training concerned staff in optimal docking of e-buses for charging and in emergency handling plans: 

  • Proper procedure of e-bus docking for charging, identification and connecting appropriately matching connector, safety protocols during the process.
  • Emergency handling plans/ SoPs that instruct operators to handle emergencies.

SOPs for the following to prevent electrical mishaps turning into electrical fire – understanding of: 

  • optimal charging practices, and
  • operations and maintenance of the transformers.

Fire-fighting Equipment:

  • familiarisation with the location of fire-fighting equipment
  • handling and use of fire-fighting equipment
  • familiarisation with safety communication protocols

Fire-fighting operations activities and mock drills by the voluntary fire brigade / Agency:

  • Regularly organize and conduct training on fire-fighting activities
  • Periodically mock drills for fire fighting

Site-specific SOPs to cover: Prepare and disseminate site-specific SOPs for the following amongst others:

  • cable management and safe plug-in/unplug practices
  • routine maintenance and diagnostic testing
  • fault escalation, communication, and containment procedures

Ensure Safety for personnel while charging: Train in ensuring safety of personnel while charging as follows: 

  • Only qualified and certified technicians to perform charging operations 
  • All personnel to wear rubber gloves, face shield, personal protective equipment (PPE), flame resistant clothing, adhere to strict procedures and maintaining a secure charging environment. 
  • All employees in the vicinity to be trained to recognise and report damage, any abnormal incident or potential hazards. 
  • No charging in wet or damp conditions to prevent electrocution.  
  • Ensure the charging connector is fully and securely plugged into the bus before initiating charging session.  
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