California Fuel Cell Partnership Emergency Response Guide

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California Fuel Cell Partnership Emergency
Response Guide

• First Annual Safety Summit
• October 4th, 2005

Bill Summers Monterey R. Gardiner
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Todays Presentation

• Introduction
• History
• Present Activities
• Workbook
• Training Video
• Supplemental Materials
• Future Direction
• National Organizations
• Help and Hammer
• Train the Trainer Package
• Summary

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The CaFCP is
CaFCP
Full Members
Associate Members
AC Transit Santa Clara VTA SunLine Transit Air
Products Hydrogenics ISE Corporation Praxair PGE
Proton Energy Systems Ztek ITS UC Davis
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Current fleet and station locations
Today
Davis

• 98 cars and 5 buses
• Up to 300 FCVs by 2007
• 17 refueling stations open
• 14 new stations in 2005
• www.cafcp.org

Richmond
San Francisco
West Sacramento
San Jose
Diamond Bar
Los Angeles
Thousand Palms
Oxnard
LAX
Palms Springs
Torrance (Honda)
Torrance (Toyota)
Chula Vista
Irvine
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N. Cal. fleet and station locations
Today
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History ERG Development

• Participants ERG 1.0
• Participants ERG 2.0
• First Responders Trained

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ERG 1.0
History

• Purpose Provide emergency responders with
  critical fuel cell vehicle information in order
  to safely extract passengers and secure the
  vehicle.
• Developed through the cooperation of all eight
  auto-manufacturers (DaimlerChrysler, Ford, GM,
  Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, Toyota, Volkswagen)
• Focused on several fuel storage options
• 5000 PSI Compressed Hydrogen
• Methanol
• Sodium Boro-Hydride
• Outside Input
• California Fire Marshall's office
• Extrication.com

Courtesy of Jesse Schneider (DCX)
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ERG 1.0
History

• Started from Existing Materials Base
• The California Emergency Response Guide for
  Electric Vehicles
• The California Emergency Response Guide for
  Natural Gas Vehicles
• Toyota Prius Hybrid ER Guide
• Honda Insight Hybrid ER Guide
• DaimlerChrysler Emergency Response Materials for
  Fuel Cell Vehicles LH2, Methanol, CH2 FCVs
• Several Levels of Approval Before Release

Courtesy of Jesse Schneider (DCX)
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ERG 2.0 Team Members
History

• Office of the State Fire Marshal
• Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
• SunLine Transit
• ISE Research
• Volpe Center U.S. DOT
• South Coast Air Quality Management District
• AC Transit
• UTC Fuel Cells
• NREL
• Riverside County Emergency Services
• Ballard Power Systems
• DaimlerChrysler
• Gillig
• CaFCP
• California Air Resources Board
• California Energy Commission

Jennifer Allan (CEC)
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ERG 2.0 (Reorganization)
History

• Essential Information
• How fuel cells work
• Hydrogen information
• How to identify a fuel cell vehicle
• Light Duty Fuel Cell vehicles
• Electrical
• Safety Systems
• Equipment recommendations
• Fuel Cell Transit Buses
• References
• Vehicle Diagrams

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ERG 2.0 (Training Outline)
History

• Brief introduction to fuel cell vehicles (FCV)
• (Why, when, where, and how many during the next
  several years)
• Hydrogen
• History
• Properties Comparison to gasoline, natural gas,
  and propane
• Storage options
• 20 min safety video (H2 The Matter of Safety)
• Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCV)
• How does a fuel cell work
• FCV characteristics
• FC bus characteristics
• Low and high voltage systems
• Integrated safety systems for FCVs and Buses
• Emergency Response to FCVs and FC Buses
• ER procedures
• Recommended safety equipment
• What to do during a hydrogen vehicle fire
• Hands on walk around of a FC Vehicle with Auto
  manufacturer Engineer available to answer
  questions.

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Present ERG Activities

• ERG 3.0 Content
• Format Changes
• Upcoming Meetings and Training
• Material Availability (Website, Stakeholders,
  etc.)

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ERG 3.0 (New Content)
Present

• Background Content
• California status
• Station types
• Station components
• Station identification
• Personal protection equipment
• Responding to station accidents
• California Station Cross-Reference List
• Station Diagrams
• Liquid hydrogen
• Electrolyzer
• Steam methane reforming
• Mobile refueler
• Scenario Guide
• Response Checklist
• Hazard Evaluation (Low, Medium, High)
• Update ERG 2.0 content

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ERG 3.0 (Format Changes)
Present

• Change size and layout of diagrams
• Reduce size from 8.5 X 11 to 8.5X 5.5
• Change Information Layout to fit on 1 double
  sided page (currently requires 2 pages with title
  slide)
• Physically separate information
• Tape or spiral bound background information
• Laminated first responder information sheets
• (Key-Ring distribution)
• Cheaper to produce, easier to distribute, more
  likely to be used

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Upcoming Meetings
Present

• Nov. 9th Los Angeles Meet with the Northern and
  Southern California Fire Prevention Officers
• Meet Ca. OSFMs new Director of Training
• Advertise Train the Trainer Package and Updated
  Materials

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Material Availability
Present

• ERG 2.0 without Cutsheets is available on our
  website
• http//www.cafcp.org/pdfs/ResourceDocs/ERG_11_2004
  V2.pdf
• Training available to communities with fuel cell
  vehicles or hydrogen stations
• Requires one of the CaFCP members to request the
  training

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Future ERG Activities

• Train the Trainer Package
• Continued Relationship with Auto Manufacturers
  and Energy Providers
• Coordination with State and National Programs

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Train the Trainer Package
Future

• 10 Minute training video CaFCP training slides
• Workbook (ERG 2.0)
• Supplemental materials
• MSDS (LH2, CHG)
• Fuel cell animations
• Ballard
• UTC
• Softcopy (DVD or CD)
• Hard copy
• Full size color training slides
• Diagrams via key ring to FRs with station or
  vehicle in neighborhood

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Working with OEMs and Energy Providers
Future

• Vehicles change rapidly, therefore material must
  be tracked and updated systematically
• Stationary production and storage technologies
  are also changing
• Companies developing the technology have
  information that can help first responders
• There must be sensitivity in distribution

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Material Hand Off
Future

• Goal
• Training and education becomes similar to
  alternative fuels and gasoline
• Currently working with Hammer, HELP, CaOSFM
• Long term goals include possible certification
  and integration with existing FR training
  materials (accredited programs)

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Summary

• Cooperation is essential when developing these
  materials
• Existing materials are available and considerable
  work is being done to improve them
• Station response guide and format change
• Looking for comments changes, additions,
  distribution advice
• Continue coordination with national, state, and
  local ERs
• Training, materials
• Work towards future possibilities for
  institutionalization and certification

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THANK YOU!

• Email mgardiner_at_CaFCP.org
• www.CaFCP.org