Product ID:31-475C BATTERY CONTAINING ELECTROLYTE
MSDS Date:01/01/1987
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-032-1326
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: BGGBS

GENERAL BATTERY CORP

645 PENN STREET
READING, PA 19612-4205
US

Emergency Phone: 215-378-0527/0500

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

WATER, CAS 7732-18-5

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 65%.

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. OVER
Effects of Overexposure:LIQUID CAUSES SEVERE BURNS TO SKIN/EYES.MIST
IRRITATES EYES,NOSE & THROAT

First Aid:EYES/SKIN-FLUSH WITH LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 5
MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED COTHING.DISCARD CONTAMINATED
SHOES.CALL PHYSICIN FOR EYE CONTACT.IN CASE OF EYE OR RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION BY ACID MIST,REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE.

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER ON FIRE INVOLVING ACID
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT &
BREATHING APPARATUS
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ATTACKS MANY METALS, RELEASING FLAMMABLE
HYDROGEN GAS.EXTREME HAZARD W/MANY MATERIALS, INCL EXPLOSV

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.DILUTE
CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER AND NEUTRALIZE WITH SODA ASH.ABSORB RESIDUE

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.SEPARATE
FROM CARBIDES,CHLORATES,FULMINATES,NITRATES,PICRATES,&POWDERED
METALS.
Other Precautions:AVOID SPARKS,DO NOT SMOKE OR USE OPEN FLAME AROUND
BATTERIES CONTAINING ACID

Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST PREFERRABLE,GENERAL IS ACCEPTABLE
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & SAFETY SHOWER.RUBBER
BOOTS/FACESHIELD
Supplemental Safety and Health
UNDATED MSDS RECD 1JUL86. BATTERY TYPE IS 6-31-475W.

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 LIQUID,ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:65

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MANY METALS,ALKALIS,OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESS HEAT & IGNITION SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFUR TRIOXIDE,SULFUR DIOXIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:PLACE ABSORBED MATERIAL IN CONTAINERS SUITABLE
FOR SHIPMENT TO DISPOSAL AREA.DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
LOCAL,STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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