Product ID:MP402T
MSDS Date:10/21/1986
FSC:6140
NIIN:00-401-4956
MSDS Number: BJDQG

SAFT AMERICA INC, POWER SOURCES DIV

711 INDUSTRIAL BLVD
VALDOSTA, GA 31603
US

Emergency Phone: 912-247-2331

Info Phone: 912-247-2331

Preparer: WILLIAM O. WILDER, JR.

Cage: 09052

SAFT AMERICA INC.

1886 VALDOSTA, GA 31602 US

Telephone: 912-247-2331

Cage: 09052

CADMIUM AND CADMIUM HYDROXIDE

Fraction By Weight: 14.63%

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG/M3 (FUME)

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/M3

NICKEL AND NICKEL HYDROXIDE

Fraction By Weight: 26.07%

OSHA PEL 1.0 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1.0 MG/M3

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

Fraction By Weight: 6.5%

OSHA PEL C, 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT) IS 365 KG/M3 (KOH)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION IS
CORROSIVE. WILL BURN EYES AND SKIN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL AND CADMIUM ARE SUSPECTED HUMAN
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:ACUTE:EYE AND SKIN BURNS FROM POTASSIUM
HYDROXIDE. NICKEL & CADMIUM COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE CONTACT DERMATITIS.
CHRONIC:NICKEL COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE CANCER. CADMIUM COMPOUNDS MAY
CAUSE RENAL FAILURE AND RES PIRATORY PROBLEMS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING
EYELID. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: WASH WITH WATER.
REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION IF NOT
BREATHING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING. IF CONSCIOUS GIVE DRINK OF WATER TO DILUTE. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.

Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CADMIUM OXIDE FUMES, VAPORS AND DUST MAY
BE GIVEN OFF FROM FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:FOLLOW HAZARDOUS WASTE CLEAN-UP PROCEDURES
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT BREAK OPEN BATTERY CASE.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:IF MATERIALS ARE BEING INCINERATED, WEAR
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER OR PLASTIC GARMENTS
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:Z7
Appearance and Odor:NICKEL-CADMIUM SEALED BATTERY WITH PLASTIC CASE
2.0W X 5.0L X 2.0H (INCHES).

Hazardous Decomposition Products:SUBLIMES AS CADMIUM OXIDE AT 2800 DEG
F.

Waste Disposal Methods:SEND TO A CERTIFIED HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL
SITE.

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