Product ID:LEA-32 EXIDE BATTERY
MSDS Date:01/01/1987
FSC:6140
NIIN:00-460-0541
MSDS Number: BDZKH

EXIDE CORPORATION

645 PENN ST
READING, PA 19612-4205
US

Emergency Phone: 215-378-0798

Cage: 60038

TIMKEN CORP GOVERNMENT SALES BON-17

14205 CANTON, OH 44706-2798 US

Telephone: 330-471-6587/330-471-6470 FAX

Cage: 60038

SULFURIC ACID (SARA III)

CAS: 7664-93-9

RTECS: WS5600000

Fraction By Weight: 29.0%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LEAD (SARA III)

CAS: 7439-92-1

RTECS: OF7525000

Fraction By Weight: 72.5%

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: <10%

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: <1.0%

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

Effects of Overexposure:NO POSSIBILITY OF OVEREXPOSURE TO LEAD ETC.TIL
BATTERY DESTROYED.SULFURIC MIST WILL BURN EYES & SKIN

First Aid:FOR EYES FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES & SEE THE
PHYSICIAN.FOR SKIN & BODY FLUSH WITH LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER.

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:N/R=
Extinguishing Media:HALOGEN TYPE OF DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE SPECIFIED BY THE MFGR
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WILL GENERATE HYDROGEN AND SULFURIC ACID
MIST ON OVERCHARGE

Spill Release Procedures:USE APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. IF ACID
FROM BATTERY IS ACCIDENTALLY &/OR BECAUSE OF OVERCHARGING IS
SPILLED OUT, WASH WITH WATER OR NEUTRALIZE WITH SODIUM CARBONATE OR
BICARBONATE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM FLAMES FURING AND
IMMEDIATELY AFTER CHARGE.DO NOT SHORT BATTERY WITH TOOLS, ETC.
Other Precautions:AVOID EXPOSURE TO LEAD & PROLONGED OVERCGHARGE IN
CONFINED AREAS.DO NOT HANDLE BATTERY WITH BARE HANDS ABOID EATING
OR DRINKING IN AN AREA,WHERE BATTERIES ARE CHARGED WITHOUT WASHING
HANDS.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR ACID MIST
Ventilation:PROVIDE MECHAN(GEN/LOCAL EXHAUST)VENT TO MAINTN Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY/CHEM GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION. APRONS. SPECIAL IMPERVIOUS
CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MSDS FROM EXIDE CORPORATION IS NOT DATED; MFR SPECIFIED THAT BATTERY
CONTAINS THREE(3) QTS OF 29% SULFURIC ACID HAVING 1.215 SP GRAVITY
& 10.112POUNDS PER GALLON WT;INFO EFFECTIVE 4/20/87.

HCC:C1
Spec Gravity:1.215
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:VISCOUS LIQUID IN BATTERY IS SULFURIC ACID 29%

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HYDROGEN,ARSINE AND/OR STIBINE ON OVERCHARGE ONLY.
Stability Condition to Avoid:PROLONGED OVERCHARGING IN CONFINED SPACES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN,ARSINE &/OR STIBINE ON
OVERCHARG ONLY

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF THE COLLECTED MATERIAL AFTER
NEUGTRALIZING WITH SODIUM CARBONATE OR BICARBONATE ACCORDING TO
LOCAL,STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS

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