Product ID:BATTERY, STORAGE
MSDS Date:03/26/1990
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-099-0250
MSDS Number: BJYLV

MARATHON BATTERY CO

8301 IMPERIAL DRIVE
WACO, TX 76714-8233
US

Emergency Phone: 817-776-0650

Info Phone: 817-776-0650

Cage: DO446

MARATHON POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO

WACO, TX 76712-6588 US

Telephone: 254-741-5405

Cage: 74025

CADMIUM (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-43-9

RTECS: EU9800000

OSHA PEL SEE 1910.1027

ACGIH TLV: 0.01 MG/M3 DUST;9394

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

CADMIUM HYDROXIDE

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG/M3 (CD FUME)

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/M3 (CD FUME)

NICKEL (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 9192

NICKEL HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 12054-48-7

RTECS: QR7040000

OSHA PEL 1 MG NI/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG NI/M3; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

OSHA PEL C, 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:IRRITATION OF EYES, NOSE AND
THROAT.DRYNESS OF THROAT,MOUTH,NAUSEA. CHRONIC: REPEATED CONTACT
CAUSES IRRITATION AND SKIN BURNS. REPEATED EXPOSURE TO MIST MAY
CAUSE DAMAGE TO UPPER RESPIRATORY TR ACT, CAN DAMAGE
SKIN,EYE,MOUTH,THROAT AND STOMACH TISUES. CADMIUM COMPOUNDS CAN
CAUSE LUNG AND KIDNEY INJURIES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL AND CADMIUM COMPOUNDS ARE LISTED
AS ANTICIPATED CARCINOGENS BY NTP & EPA.
Effects of Overexposure:ALKALI VAPORS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF EYES,
NOSE AND THROAT. BREATHING OF MIST MAY PRODUCE RESPIRATORY
DIFFICULTY. CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN CAUSES BURNS & TISSUE
DAMAGE. POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE IS A COR ROSIVE CHEMICAL. OVEREXPOSURE
TO CADMIUM& ITS COMP'DS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO KIDNEYS AND LUNGS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PULMONARY, LUNGS, KIDNEYS AND SKIN
DISEASES.

First Aid:FLUSH CONTACTED AREA WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MINUTES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
IF SWALLOWED, GIVE LARGE VOLUMES OF WATER. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING,
OBT AIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYEWASH AND SHOWER STATIONS SHOULD BE
AVAILABLE.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NONCOMBUSTIBLE. FOR SURROUNDING FIRE USE WATER FOG,
CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. EVACUATE AREA. COOL
FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF FIRE MAY PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS AND VAPORS.

Spill Release Procedures:SPILL-ABSORB WITH NEUTRAL ABSORBANT AND WASH
RESIDUE WITH FIVE TO SIX VOLUMES OF WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:USE NEUTRAL ABSORBANTS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE-STORE AWAY FROM REACTIVE
MATERIALS, OPEN FLAMES AND SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Other Precautions:INDUSTRIAL TYPE NEUTRAL ABSORBANT HOULD BE KEPT IN
SAME GENERAL AREA FOR EMERGENCY USE. WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER
HANDLING TERMINALS INORDER TO AVOID INGESTION OF CADMIUM, NICKEL
AND THEIR COMPOUNDS .

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATOR REQUIRED WHEN PEL IS EXCEEDED OR
EMPLOYEE WITNESSES RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
Ventilation:WHEN PEL IS EXCEEDED LOCAL EXHAUST IS PREFERRED. USE
ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE BELOW PEL.
Protective Gloves:ALKALI RESISTANT
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES/FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:ALKALI-RESISTANT APRONS, BOOTS AND
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE AND WORK PRACTICES ARE
MANDATORY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
AVOID PROLONGED OVERCHARGE IN CONFINED AREAS.

HCC:B1
Boiling Pt:=716.7C, 1322.F
Spec Gravity:2.044(KOH)
pH:ALKALI
Appearance and Odor:BATERY,WET;FILLED WITH ALKALI

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS AND ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT, OPEN FLAMES AND OTHER SOURCES
OF IGNITION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ALKALI FUMES AND CADMIUM & NICKEL
OXIDE FUMES.

Waste Disposal Methods:PLACE IN ALKALI-RESISTANT CONTAINERS. DISPOSAL
MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS. CELLS
AND BATTERIES MAY BE RETURNED AT SENDERS EXPENSE TO MARATHON
TECHNOLOGIES.

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