Product ID:31-475 BATTERY CONTAINING ELECTROLYTE
MSDS Date:01/01/1987
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-031-6881
MSDS Number: BGFZB

GENERAL BATTERY CORP

645 PENN STREET
READING, PA 19612-4205
US

Emergency Phone: 215-378-0527

Info Phone: 215-378-0527

Cage: 06810

GENERAL BATTERY CORPORATION

1262 READING, PA 19603 US

Telephone: 215 378-0500

Cage: 06810

SULFURIC ACID (SARA III)

CAS: 7664-93-9

RTECS: WS5600000

Fraction By Weight: 35%.

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: SULFURIC ACID MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION OF EYES, NOSE AND THROAT. PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE
SEVERE BURNS. CHRONIC: REPEATED CONTACT CAUSES IRRITATION AND SKIN
BURNS. REPEATED EXPOSURE TO MIST MAY CAUSE EROSION OF TEETH,
CHRONIC EYE IRRITATION AND/OR CHRONIC INFLAMMATION OF THE NOSE,
THROAT AND BRONCHIAL TUBES.
Effects of Overexposure:LIQ CAUSES SEVERE BURNS OF SKIN/EYES-ACID MIST
IS IRR TO EYES,NOSE,THROAT.

First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, PROVIDE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED.
EYE CONTACT:FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL HELP
IMMEDIATELY. SKIN CONTACT:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. GET MED
ATTENTION IF SYM PTOMS PERSIST. INGESTION:DRINK WATER ORMILK. DO
NOT INDUCE VOMITING, GET MEDICAL HELP IMMEDIATELY.

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER ON FIRE INVOLVING ACID
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SCBA
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:REACTS WITH COMMON METALS PRODUCING
HYDROGEN GAS, WHICH CAN BE A FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR APPROP PROTECT EQUIPM DILUTE CAUTIOUSLY
W/WTR AND NEUTRALIZE W/SODA ASH.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONTRS HAZ WHEN EMPTY. ALL HAZ PRECS
MUST BE OBSERVED. PROT. CONTRS AGAINST PHYS. DAMAGE KEEP CONTRS
CLOSED.AVOID FIRE HAZ. STG IN COOL, DRY PLACE.
Other Precautions:SEPARATE FROM
CARBIDES,CHLORATES,FULMINATES,NITRATES,PICRATES AND POWERED METALS.

Respiratory Protection:NOT REQD UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST PREFERRED,MECHANICAL EXHAUST ACEPTABLE.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEM SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH FOUNTAIN; SAFETY SHOWER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
UNDATED MSDS/UNUSUAL FIRE&EXPL HAZ:AVOID SPARKS.DO NOT SMOKE,USE OPEN
FLAME AROUND BATT.CONTAIN ACIDS/

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:232F,111C
Vapor Pres:12.
Spec Gravity:1.2
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR TO SLIGHTLY CLOUDY,ODORLESS,LIQUID
Percent Volatiles by Volume:65.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
METALS, ALKALIES, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, AND ORAGANICS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, OPEN FLAMES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC OXIDES OF SULFUR

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT ALLOW UN-NEUTRALIZED ACID TO GET IN
SEWERS.DISPOSAL MUST BE IAW LOCAL,STATE,FEDERAL REGS.

Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies):
This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department
of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever,
expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
disclaims all liability for its use. Any person utilizing this
document should seek competent professional advice to verify and
assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their
particular situation.