BSEN62133-1:2017 BSI Standards Publication Secondarycellsandbatteriescontainingalkalineor other non-acid electrolytes Safety requirements for portable sealed secondary cells, and for batteries made from them, for use in portable applications Part1:Nickelsystems bsi. BRITISH STANDARD BSEN62133-1:2017 Nationalforeword ThisBritish Standard is theUKimplementation ofEN62133-1:2017 ItisidenticaltoIEC62133-1:2017.TogetherwithBSEN62133- 2:2017,it supersedesBSEN62133:2013,whichwillbewithdrawnon 14March2020. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical CommitteePEL/21/1, Secondary cells and batteries containingalkaline and other non-acidic electrolytes. Alist oforganizationsrepresentedonthis committeecanbeobtained on requesttoits secretary. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions ofa contract.Users are responsiblefor its correct application. TheBritishStandards Institution2017 Published byBSI Standards Limited2017 ISBN9780580852480 ICS 29.220.30 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations. This British Standard was published under the authority of the StandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon31July2017. Amendments/corrigendaissuedsincepublication Date Text affected BSEN62133-1:2017 EUROPEANSTANDARD EN 62133-1 NORMEEUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM May 2017 ICS29.220.30 Supersedes EN62133:2013 (partially) English Version Secondarycellsandbatteriescontainingalkalineorothernon- acidelectrolytes-Safetyrequirementsforportablesealed secondary cells, and for batteries made from them, for use in portable applications - Part 1: Nickel systems (IEC 62133-1:2017) Accumulateurs alcalins et autres accumulateurs a Akkumulatoren und Batterienmit alkalischen oder anderen nicht saurehaltigen Elektrolyten - Sicherheitsanforderungen electrolyte non acide - Exigences de securite pour les accumulateurs portables étanches, et pour les batteries qui fur tragbare gasdichte Akkumulatoren und daraus en sont constituees, destines a 'utilisation dans des hergestellte Batterien fur die Verwendung in tragbaren applications portables -Partie 1: Systemes au nickel Geraten-Teil 1: Nickel-Systeme (IEC 62133-1:2017) (IEC 62133-1:2017) This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2017-03-14. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CENELEC member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation same status as the official versions. CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. CENELEC EuropeanCommitteeforElectrotechnical Standardization Comite Europeen deNormalisation Electrotechnique Europaisches Komitee fir Elektrotechnische Normung CEN-cENELE Management Centre: Avenue Marnix17, B-1000Brussels 2017 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members. Ref. No. EN 62133-1:2017 E