Every battery we move is treated as if it could catch fire, because it can.
On collection
Checks happen before a battery ever gets into the vehicle.
Temperature checked
Every driver carries a handheld temperature gun and checks batteries against set limits before loading. Anything outside those limits does not travel, and there is a documented procedure for what happens instead.
Packed to standard
Cells travel in certified fire-safe drums, packed in fire sand or vermiculite so they cannot short against each other, cannot move in transit, and are thermally isolated if one fails.
Equipped vehicles
Lithium-rated extinguishers on board, a containment plan for a battery in distress, and drivers trained on both. Ordinary extinguishers do not work on lithium fires.
In storage
Batteries are stored so that one failure stays one failure.
Spaced and separated
Containers are stored with space between them so heat cannot jump from one to the next, and different chemistries are kept apart.
Monitored
Heat detection and surveillance across the storage area, so a rising temperature is caught before it becomes an incident.
Sand within reach
A distressed battery can be placed in a containment bin and buried in fine sand in seconds. The sand sits beside the working area, not in a store room.
Do not move it. Leave the area. Call 999 or 112.
A battery that is swollen, leaking, hissing, unusually hot, or has been dropped or punctured should not be picked up, put in a bin, or put in water. Move people away and call emergency services. Once it is safe, contact us and we will collect it on the damaged-battery stream.
Licensing
Carrying used batteries is carrying dangerous goods.
Used batteries are classified as hazardous waste, and moving them requires the right licences and the right vehicles. Revlog operates within Kenya's environmental regulations and works with the national compliance body on the standards for public collection. When you hand batteries to us, the paperwork is part of the service.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
1.What should I do with a damaged or swollen battery?
Do not move it, do not put it in a bin, and do not put it in water. Move people away from it and call 999 or 112.
Once it is safe, contact us and we will collect it on the damaged-battery stream.
2.Why can't a lithium fire be put out with water?
A lithium battery in thermal runaway generates its own heat and oxygen, so water and ordinary extinguishers do not stop it. It has to be contained and starved.
That is why our vehicles carry lithium-rated extinguishers and fire sand, and why drivers train on both.
3.How should we store batteries before collection?
Keep them cool, dry and out of direct sun, away from anything flammable, with terminals taped where you can. Do not stack them loose in a drawer or box where terminals can touch.
The container is designed to do this for you, which is why leasing one is the safest option.
4.Is Revlog licensed to carry used batteries?
Used batteries are classified as hazardous waste, and moving them requires the right licences and the right vehicles. Revlog operates within Kenya's environmental regulations and works with the national compliance body on the standards for public collection.
When you hand batteries to us, the paperwork is part of the service.
5.What happens if a battery fails in your storage?
Batteries are stored spaced apart under heat detection and surveillance, with sand containment within reach, so one failure stays one failure.