UK testing facilities
HSE Science and Research Centre Battery and Large-Scale Validation Facilities
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Buxton, Derbyshire, England
Access: Yes
Testing capabilities
- Materials and structural testing
- Electrical, power and batteries
- Functional and integrated-system testing
- Fire and flammability
Services
Automotive battery testing to UN ECE Regulation 100, bespoke battery-abuse testing with measurement/video/gas/residue analysis, large-scale fire and explosion experiments, product/material validation and vehicle fuel-tank testing to UN ECE Regulation 34.
Equipment
Dedicated battery safety chamber; 550-acre site; pressure vessels including one with 3,600 m³ internal volume for larger enclosed battery testing; exact chamber limits are not published on the cited page.
Standards
UKAS accreditation is stated for ammonium-nitrate detonation-resistance testing; the battery page explicitly names UN ECE Regulation 100 and the fuel-tank page names UN ECE Regulation 34. Accreditation is not assumed for every service.
Contact
Operator-wide contact: Email: business.enquiries@hse.gov.uk; TestingEnquiries@hse.gov.uk; Phone: +44 (0)203 028 2000 (Buxton reception); Contact form: GOV.UK HSE testing and monitoring enquiry route
Approximate location
Buxton · Town location