Battery & Energy Storage in the UK

Battery Energy Storage System projects require health and safety considerations to be integrated from the early design stages through construction, commissioning, operation and eventual replacement or decommissioning. CDM Plus considers the risks associated with the specific equipment, site conditions and activities involved, helping project teams identify foreseeable hazards and establish appropriate arrangements.

This can include consideration of:

• Battery systems and the risks associated with their installation, operation, maintenance and replacement.
• Electrical infrastructure, including access to electrical equipment and appropriate arrangements for electrical work.
• Thermal events and the potential implications for people, equipment and surrounding areas.
• Fire and emergency response, including suitable emergency arrangements and coordination with relevant emergency services.
• Access and maintenance, ensuring personnel can safely access equipment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Isolation and shutdown, including arrangements for safely isolating equipment during maintenance, inspection or emergency situations.
• Specialist equipment and the requirements associated with its installation, operation and maintenance.
• Construction and commissioning, including the changing risks as equipment is installed, energised and brought into operation.
• Site layout and separation, considering equipment positioning, access routes and the surrounding environment.
• Emergency services access, ensuring emergency responders can access the site and relevant equipment when required.
• Future maintenance and replacement, considering how equipment will be inspected, maintained, removed or replaced over the operational life of the facility.