Product ID:INORGANIC LEAD COMPOUND
MSDS Date:09/01/1985
FSC:6140
NIIN:00B070002
MSDS Number: BBBMJ

GENERAL BATTERY CORPORATION

READING, PA 19603
US

Info Phone: 215 378-0500

Cage: 06810

GENERAL BATTERY CORPORATION

1262 READING, PA 19603 US

Telephone: 215 378-0500

Cage: 06810

LEAD (SARA III)

CAS: 7439-92-1

RTECS: OF7525000

Fraction By Weight: 87.5%

OSHA PEL 0.05 MG/M3;1910.1025

ACGIH TLV: 0.15 MG/M3;DUST 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

ANTIMONY (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-36-0

RTECS: CC4025000

Fraction By Weight: 0.5-5.0%

OSHA PEL 0.5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG SB/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

ARSENIC (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-38-2

RTECS: CG0525000

Fraction By Weight: 0.01-05%

OSHA PEL 0.5 MG/M3 (AS)

ACGIH TLV: 0.01,A1 MG/M3; 9394

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:REFER BACK TO SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF
OVER EXPOSURE
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:STUDIES LINKED LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO
INORGANIC COMPOUNDS WITH CANCERS BY NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY
PROGRAM,OSHA AND NIOSH.
Effects of Overexposure:MAY CAUSE WEAKNESS,ISOMNIA,METALLIC TASTE IN
MOUTH,ANEMIA,CONSTIPATION,HEADACHE,MUSCLE AND JOINT
PAIN,NEUROMUSCULAR
DYSFUNCTION,PARALYSIS,ENCEPHALOPATHY,PNEUMOCONIOSIS,METAL FUME
FEVER,CAN CAUSE CANCE R OF SKIN,RESPIRATORY
TRACT,THROAT,LUNGS,LYMPHOCYTIC SYSTEM.MAY CAUSE ADVERSE
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DISEASES OF THE LIVER,KIDNEYS OR
NERVOUS SYSTEM

First Aid:REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE AREA,GARGLE,WASH NOSE AND LIPS.IF
INGESTED INDUCE VOMITING IF CONSCIOUS,GARGLE,WASH NOSE AND LIPS
GIVE A DEMULCENT,CONTACT PHYSICIAN.FOR EYE CONTACT FLUSH EYES WITH
WATER FOR 15 M INUTES,CONTACT A PHYSICIAN

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL AND CO2
Fire Fighting Procedures:DO NOT USE WATER.MOLTEN METAL PRODUCES
FUME,VAPOR AND DUST WHICH MAYBE TOXIC. RESPIRATORY IRRITANTS AND
REACTS VIGOROUSLY WITH OXIDIZING AGENTS

Spill Release Procedures:DUST SHOULD BE VACUUMED OR WET SWEPT.DO NOT
USE COMPRESSED AIR OR DRY SWEEPING TO CLEAN UP.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN DRY AREA.AVOID CONTACT WITH
ACIDS.AVOID SKIN CONTACT.
Other Precautions:WEAR FULL BODY PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING DEVICE WITH POSITIVE PRESSURE AND FULL FACEPIECE.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH
POSITIVE PRESSURE AND FULL FACEPIECE.
Ventilation:USE ONLY WHERE LOCAL VENTILATION MAINTAINS CONCENTRATION
BELOW 30 UG/M3.
Protective Gloves:WEAR GLOVES WHEN HANDLING.
Eye Protection:FULL FACESHIELD AND/OR GOGGLES.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AND FACE THROUGHLY,BEFORE
SMOKING,EATING,ETC.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2516 F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:486-680 F
Spec Gravity:9.6-11.3
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:BLUISH GRAY METAL-ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID STRONG OXIDERS AND STRONG ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STRONG OXIDIZERS MAY LIBERATE HYDROGEN
GAS.AVOID STRONG ACIDS,BASES, NACENT HYDROGEN REDUCING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HIGH TEMP.WILL PRODUCE TOXIC METAL
FUME,VAPOR,DUST REDUCING CONDITIONS OR THE PRESENCE OF NACENT
HYDROGEN,TOXIC GAS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF MATERIAL AND WASTES IN ACCORANCE WITH
LOCAL,STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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