Application area

Aviation – Battery safety

Airport operations are subject to particularly strict safety requirements — including how lithium batteries in ground equipment and gear are handled outside actual flight operations.

Starting point

The starting situation in this area

RUK Li-Ion Safety Box – example placement in Aviation

Radios, scanners and mobile ground equipment are charged around the clock. A clearly defined, documentable process reduces risk in safety-critical infrastructure.

At an airport, everything that directly touches flight operations is regulated and documented. Alongside that, ground operations run around the clock: handheld radios, scanners, handling tablets, mobile ground equipment, cordless tools in maintenance and the hangar.

These batteries are charged continuously across shifts, usually in technical and side rooms of the operations buildings. A single, documentable process for that is often not in place yet.

What makes an incident expensive here is not the property damage. It is closures, evacuations and delays in operations that carry on through the rest of the day.

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Locations

Where the fire protection box is used in practice

01Charging areas for mobile ground equipment (radios, scanners, tug accessories)
02Technical and maintenance areas in airport operations
03Storage of spare batteries for ground staff equipment
04Baggage and cargo areas with heightened attention to lithium batteries

How it works

How it works in practice

01
Fit it into ground operations
The box is placed in technical, maintenance or equipment areas of ground operations, apart from flight operations themselves.
02
Charge ground equipment under control
Radios, scanners and accessory batteries for tugs and ground equipment are charged in one place and in a traceable way.
03
Monitor around the clock
Automatic monitoring runs continuously, also in off-peak hours with fewer people present.
04
Document the process
A clearly defined charging process supports the high documentation and safety requirements of airport operations.

Benefits

What the deployment achieves in practice

Fits strict safety standards

Supports the high safety requirements of airport operations.

Controlled handling of ground equipment

Reduces risks from batteries in ground equipment and gear outside flight operations.

Documentable process

Creates a clearly defined, traceable charging process.

Secures round-the-clock operation

Automatic monitoring even during off-peak hours with lower staff presence.

In detail

Typical situation, risk and solution

Typical situation	Risk without protection	With the RUK Li-Ion Safety Box
Battery-powered ground equipment in the airport environment	Safety-critical infrastructure is located in the immediate vicinity	Clearly delimited, controlled charging area
High safety and documentation requirements	Battery handling is often not uniformly regulated	Defined, traceable charging process
Maintenance areas with many spare batteries	Confusing storage makes control more difficult	Central, monitored storage location
Round-the-clock operation	Incidents during off-peak hours are easily missed	Automatic response regardless of staff on site
Baggage and cargo areas, with extra attention on lithium batteries	A particularly sensitive area, with strict rules for handling batteries	A documentable, controlled charging process outside actual baggage handling
Several ground handlers use the same charging areas	Safety standards differ between service providers	One shared safety standard at the charging place, binding for everyone involved

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Aviation – Battery safety

The starting situation in this area

Where the fire protection box is used in practice

How it works in practice

Fit it into ground operations

Charge ground equipment under control

Monitor around the clock

Document the process