Tag: electric vehicle safety

Recycling

Plug Into Safety: Workplace Safety and Prevention Services releases electric battery safety documents for industry

Toronto, Ontario — To address the growing electric vehicle (EV) market in Ontario, the Workplace Safety and Prevention Services (WSPS) has collaborated with industry groups and associations to identify the hazards associated with working on or around EV lithium-ion batteries. Specifically, the WSPS has released two documents, “Plugged Into Safety: A primer on the hazards […]

June 5, 2024

ADAS

Certifying Safety: ASE announces EV, ADAS certification tests

Toronto, Ontario – The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) has recently announced new certification tests for electric and high-voltage vehicles and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).  According to Trish Serratore, senior vice president of communications, the ADAS Specialist Certifications Test L4 requires completion of either the A6 Electrical and Electronic Systems, or the […]

October 18, 2023

EV

Safety First: Don’t sweat battery repair; focus on high voltage safety, says EV expert David Giles

Toronto, Ontario — The chances of an automotive technician servicing or repairing a high-voltage battery in a modern vehicle today are very, very low, electric vehicle expert David Giles told crowds at Collision Repair‘s EV Repair Tour on Aug. 23. “The elephant in the room with electric vehicles is the high-voltage systems. “Everybody is fearful […]

August 25, 2023