Product ID:COM 31E LEAD/ACID STORAGE BATTERY-HYBRID
MSDS Date:03/24/1986
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-202-7409
MSDS Number: BGQMS

EXIDE CORP

645 PENN ST
READING, PA 19601-3509
US

Emergency Phone: 215-378-0500

Cage: 20038

EXIDE CORP

14205 READING, PA 19612-4205 US

Telephone: 610-378-0500/0798

Cage: 20038

SULFURIC ACID (SARA III)

CAS: 7664-93-9

RTECS: WS5600000

Fraction By Weight: 25%

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: >60%

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: >2.0%

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: <0.2%

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

CALCIUM CAS#7440-70-2

CAS: 7440-70-2

RTECS: EV8040000

Fraction By Weight: <0.2%

ACGIH TLV: 0

POLYPROPYLENE

CAS: 9003-07-4

RTECS: UD1842000

Fraction By Weight: 5%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES

First Aid:REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. FLUSH ACID FROM SKIN WITH WATER;FLUSH
EYES FOR 15 MIN WITH WATER. SEE PHYSICIAN. FOR LEAD, SEE PHYSICIAN.

Lower Limits:4.1
Upper Limits:74.2
Extinguishing Media:CO*2, FOAM, DRY CHEM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF ON CHARGE, SHUT OFF POWER
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:UNIT WILL GENERATE EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN ON
OVERCHARGE - LEL & UEL ARE FOR HYDROGEN IN AIR

Spill Release Procedures:DILUTE ACID WITH WATER,NEUTRALIZE WITH SODIUM
CARBONATE(SODA ASH) OR SODIUM BICARBONATE(BAKING SODA).
Neutralizing Agent:SODIUM CARBONATE(SODA ASH) TR SODIUM
BICARBONATE(BAKING SODA).

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM IGNITION SOURCES DURING
AND AFTER CHARGING
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN;USE PROPER PERSONAL
PROTECTION:DO NOT SHORT TERMINALS WITH TOOLS,ETC.DO NOT EAT,DRINK
OR SMOKE IN WORK AREA.

Respiratory Protection:FOR THE PROTECTION OF SULFURIC ACID MIST: USE
ONE-HALF MASK WITH CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST)
Protective Gloves:RUBBER/PLASTIC
Eye Protection:CHEM SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:NONE
Supplemental Safety and Health
PER MFG,THE TERM "LEAD/ACID STORAGE BATTERY-HYBRID" COVERS SEVERAL
DIFFERENT BATTERIES: "COM 31E" WAS PURCHASED UNDER CONTRACT
DLA-400-88-A-0003; ALSO,THE "HYBRID"TYPE
CONTAINS:CALCIUM.ARSENIC,ANTIMON Y.TO DIFFERENTIATE FROM OTHER
TYPES OF BATTERIES.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE
Stability Condition to Avoid:PROLONGED OVERCHARGE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY GENERATE ARSINE,STIBINE AND/OR
SULFURIC ACID MIST

Waste Disposal Methods:RETURN BATTERY TO SECONDARY LEAD SMELTER WHEN
SPENT

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