Product ID:CAREFREE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
MSDS Date:03/21/1991
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-090-6667
MSDS Number: BHWKZ

EAGLE-PINCHER INDUSTRIES

BETHEL RD
SENECA, MO 64865
US

Emergency Phone: 417-776-2256

Info Phone: 417-776-2256

Cage: 81855

MULE EMERGENCY LIGHTING INC

PROVIDENCE, RI 02908 US

Telephone: 401-521-6853

Cage: 26947

LEAD (SARA III)

CAS: 7439-92-1

RTECS: OF7525000

Fraction By Weight: 50%.O%

OSHA PEL 0.05 MG/M3;1910.1025

ACGIH TLV: 0.15 MG/M3;DUST 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

SULFURIC ACID (SARA III)

CAS: 7664-93-9

RTECS: WS5600000

Fraction By Weight: 18.0%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LEAD (SARA III)

CAS: 7439-92-1

RTECS: OF7525000

Fraction By Weight: 25%

OSHA PEL 0.05 MG/M3;1910.1025

ACGIH TLV: 0.15 MG/M3;DUST 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SEVERE BURNS AND EYE DAMAGE FROM
SULFURIC ACID ELECTROLYTE. ILLNESS FROM SULFUR OXIDE FUMES.
CONTAINS LEAD WHICH IS KNOWN TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER
REPRODUCTIVE HARM.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION AND ACID BURNS. PUNGENT ODOR AND
RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES
WHILE LIFTING EYELIDS. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND WATER. INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF SYMPTOMS PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE WATER OR MILK TO DRINK ONLY
IF CONSCIOUS. IF VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER, FOAM, OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:KEEP SPARKS AND FLAMES AWAY. EXPLOSION
CAN RESULT FROM IMPROPER CHARGING AND IGNITION OF CHARGING GASES.
EXPLOSION CAN RESULT IF CHARGED IN ENCLOSED AREA.

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID CONTACT WITH SULFURIC ACID ELECTROLYTE
FROM BATTERY. FLUSH WITH WATER. NEUTRALIZE WITH SOLUTION OF BAKING
SODA IN WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:BAKING SODA

Handling and Storage Precautions:BATTERIES WITH RELEASED ELECTROLYTE
SHALL BE SEALED IN POLYETHYLENE BAGS. KEEP BATTERIES AWAY FROM
CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:DO NOT CRACK BATTERY CASE. DO NOT OVERCHARGE. DO NOT
SHORT CIRCUIT BATTERY TERMINAL. KEEP LIGHTED CIGARETTES, SPARKS,
AND FLAMES AWAY FROM CHARGING BATTERIES.

Ventilation:NATURAL CONVECTION.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES IF CASE IS CRACKED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER APRON IF ELECTROLYTE IS RELEASED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE
EATING, DRINKING OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

HCC:Z4
Appearance and Odor:CAREFREE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SOLVENTS MAY DISSOLVE BATTERY CASE MATERIAL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SEVERE OVERCHARGING AND OVERHEATING
MAY CAUSE OXIDE FUMES.

Waste Disposal Methods:UNLAWFUL TO DISPOSE IN LANDFILL. DO NOT
INCINERATE, PUNCTURE, DISSAMBLE OR MUTILATE. DISPOSE WITH
AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY SCRAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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